User's Manual

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Profile Name
Enter texts in the Profile Name field to identify a new profile. After defining the configurations
below, click the Apply button to establish the profile. To switch between any existing profiles,
simply click the arrow button at the right of the Profile Name field to open the pull-down menu and
then select the intended one from it.
Note: You will have at least one profile named ANY, which allows a link with an Access Point or a Wireless
LAN PC Card equipped computer at the given time. When you click the Defaults button under the tab, a
profile of the current connection is created.
Network Name
Network Name , also known as SSID (Service Set Identifier), must be unique to distinguish itself
as a particular wireless network, while all wireless points in this network area share the same
SSID. Type the identical SSID in the Network Name field to associate with access points or
stations within the specified wireless LAN. To change the Network Name , highlight the name in
the box, edit a new SSID, and then click Apply to save the changes.
Network Type
Two network types are offered here: Access Point and Peer-to-Peer. Choose the intended type
from the two options. The Access Point mode, which is also known as the Infrastructure mode,
allows you to communicate with a wired network via an access point. If you attempt to operate this
mode, you must indicate the identical Network Name to make a communication with the intended
access point. On the other hand, the Peer-to-Peer mode provides you with the so-called Ad-Hoc
communication, which means each wireless-equipped computers within a group is able to
connect with each other as an independent wireless LAN without the use of an access point. Each
station within this Ad-Hoc network has to define the same Network Name .
Peer-to- Peer Channel
This command is only available while you are operating the Peer-to-Peer mode, the so-called
Ad-Hoc mode. Specify the operating radio frequency channel from the pull-down menu if you are
the creator of the wireless network. If you are the joiner, just configure the SSID and click Apply.
Note that the available channels differ from country to country, and the channel number must be
the same between the entries/stations within the range, so that each can communicate with each
other. While in the Access Point mode, the channel number would be the same as the
associated access point. Thus, there’s no need to manually set up the value.
Transmit Rate
This command allows you to indicate the rate of transferring the data packet from the associated
access point or any nodes within the range. There are four options for you: Auto 1 or 2 Mb, 5.5
Mb, 11 Mb, and Fully Automatic. Specify the rate from the provided options according to the
speed of your wireless network, or you may simply choose Fully Automatic to set the best