User's Manual

Chapter 5 Wireless Adapter Utility Features
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Transmit Power Level
Specifies the wireless transmit power to be used. Reducing the power
level lowers the risk of interference with other nearby wireless devices and
conserves battery power but decreases radio range.
Power Save Mode (Only applicable to Infrastructure mode)
This feature reduces power consumption by the USB adapter to extend
the battery life of your notebook. There are 3 options for this mode:
• Off
The power management is disabled and the card consumes full
power from the computer.
• Normal
The driver turns off the 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.
Only applicable to
Infrastructure mode.
You may key in the MAC
address of at most fou
r
access points to which you
would prefer to connect.