User's Manual

Part 1: 802.11b Wireless LAN
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authentication, then the wireless
adapter will need to be set to the
same authentication type.
Shared Key: Shared Key is when
both the sender and the recipient
share a secret key.
Auto: Select Auto for the USB
adapter to select the Authentication
type automatically depending on the
Access Point Authentication type.
Channel Shows the selected channel that is
currently used.
Fragmentation
Threshold
To fragment MSDU or MMPDU
into small sizes of frames for
increasing the reliability of frame
(The maximum value of 2346 means
no fragmentation is needed)
transmission. The performance will
be decreased as well, thus a noisy
environment is recommended.
Network Type It displays the current network type,
which can be divided into two types:
j Ad-Hoc k Infrastructure
Power Save
Level
It shows the levels of Power Save,
which can be divided into five
levels:
j Level 0 (Save less power)
k Level 1
l Level 2
m Level 3
n Level 4 (Save more power)
Power Save
Mode
Enable the function to allow the
Adapter to go to sleep mode, during
which data communication could be
interrupted. (Disabled or Enabled)