User Guide

SMCWPCI-N3 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter
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This screen below allows you to make advanced configuration for the profile.
Figure 3-7
¾ Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list.
• Maximum – In the Maximum mode the adapter will periodically query the Access Point to
verify if there is any waiting message/packet in the buffer
• Normal - Normal mode uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets, then
switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.
• Off - Turns power saving off, thus powering up the Wireless PCI Adapter continuously for
a short message response time.
¾ Network Type: There are basically two modes of networking:
• Infrastructure – The adapter will act as a wireless client and connect to an access point
or wireless router.
• Ad-Hoc – The adapter will connect directly to another computer, for peer-to-peer
communication, using a wireless network adapter on the remote computer, such as
SMCWPCI-N3 wireless adapter.
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Note:
1) An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless devices
or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point.
2) An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless desktop adapters. All
the adapters must be in Ad-Hoc mode to communicate.