User's Manual

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Configuration
Mode (Network Mode)
1. Ad-Hoc: The Ad-Hoc network is also known as a peer-to-peer network. An Ad-Hoc
networking does not need Access Point. Instead, the Ad-Hoc network is a loose
association of wireless computers that can communicate with each other using Wireless
LAN MiniPCI Card in Ad-Hoc Mode
2. Infrastructure: In a wireless infrastructure network, wireless stations communicate with
an Access Point to connect to a wired network. An infrastructure network also can
consist of multiple Access Points. This can extend the coverage area of wireless
network. In this configuration, the wireless network consists of cells. Each cell is a single
Access Point that has different frequency channel to prevent from interfering each other.
A wireless station can move from one Access Point to next without losing the network
connection.
SSID
The SSID is the name of wireless network for Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode. To add a
Wireless LAN MiniPCI Card to an existing wireless network, configure SSID to match the
name of the wireless network
Tx Rate
The Fixed 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mb/s or Fully Auto transmit rates can be selected for Wireless LAN
Card. Basically, the Fully Auto setting allows the MiniPCI Card to automatically switch to a
higher Tx rate for better throughput in most environment. A fixed rate setting does not allow
MiniPCI Card to re-transmit at a lower rate even as a result of many retransmissions.
PS Mode (Power Saving Mode)
Enabling power saving mode can extend the battery life of the mobile notebook by allowing
the MiniPCI Card to sleep, minimizing the power consumption.
Channel
WLAN MiniPCI Card supports up to 14 channels. However, the number of available
channels varies in different countries and regions. The Access Point must be set to a
channel. To avoid radio interference, adjacent Access Point within the same infrastructure
network (the same SSID) should set to different channel. The channels of Access Points
must be at least five channels apart, while the Wireless LAN MiniPCI Cards automatically
use the same channels as the Access Point and roams between APs in the same wireless
network.