NetComm NP5420 manual Configuration

Configuration

The profile setting allows you to save configurations in different profiles for different working environments. The default profile will contain the initial configuration setting when you install the Card.

Under the Operating Mode drop-box, you may choose either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. The Infrastructure mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network employing an Access Point, while the Ad-Hoc mode allows wireless-to-wireless, peer-to-peer communication.

If you choose Infrastructure, the SSID should have the same name as the Access Point. If you choose Ad-Hoc, all clients should share the same SSID name and channel. When using Infrastructure mode you do not need to specify channels as the NP5420 adapter will select the appropriate channel when it finds an access point with the same SSID. If two access points are broadcasting the same SSID they should be on different channels (preferably 2 or more apart) and their range should partially overlap to avoid 'black spots'.

Under Power Saving Mode, you can select

Enabled to allow your adapter to go to sleep mode while the Card doesn’t proceed the data transmission. Or select Disabled to make the Card never go to sleep mode.

Click Apply to save the settings.

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