User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Installing the Driver and Utility Software
- Chapter 3 Station Configuration
- Accessing the Atheros Configuration Utility
- Basic Configuration for Ad Hoc Network
- Basic Configuration for Infrastructure Network
- Edit the Security Tab
- Edit the Advanced Tab
- To Connect to an Existing Network
- To Modify a Configuration Profile
- To Remove a Configuration Profile
- To Switch to a Different Profile
- Chapter 4 Checking Status or Statistics
- Chapter 5 Tools
- Chapter 4 Uninstalling the Wireless LAN Card
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compatible and “open” AP with the best signal strength within the connection range. It allows
your Wireless LAN Card to wander across networks with different SSID.
Network Type: Select Access Point.
Power Save Mode: This feature reduces power consumption by the Wireless LAN Card to
extend the battery life of your computer. The options include Off, Normal and Maximum.
• Off – The power management is disabled and the card consumes full power from the
computer.
• Normal – The driver turns off power to the adapter for brief periods over briefly-spaced
time intervals.
• Maximum – The driver turns off power to the adapter for longer periods over more
widely spaced time intervals.
The guideline for choosing Normal or Maximum:
• The card wakes up more often and responds sooner to network requests in Normal mode
than in Maximum mode.
• Maximum mode consumes less power than Normal mode.
If WEP encryption is enabled in the Infrastructure network you are going to connected,
proceed to configure the Security tab as described in “Edit the Security Tab”.