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Antenna Diversity is a function included in most wireless LAN equipment that has two antennas, Main and Aux. When set to
Auto, Antenna Diversity monitors the signal from each antenna and automatically switches to the one with the better signal.
Auto (default)
Aux
Main
AP Compatibility Mode
Some older wireless routers/APs may have implementations that deviate from IEEE 802.11 standards. Setting this property to
Broader Compatibility enables your DW WLAN Card to better communicate with such APs, but at the expense of some
performance loss. The default setting is Higher Performance.
Higher Performance (default)
Broader Compatibility
Band Preference
The Band Preference property is available only on DW WLAN Card models that have dual-band capability. Band Preference
allows users to specify the IEEE 802.11 band preference while
roaming. This allows the wireless client to associate with
another AP based on band preference even if the signal from the currently associated wireless router/AP is strong enough to
sustain the
association.
None (default). Roams without regard to the frequency band of the available APs.
Prefer 802.11a (5 GHz band)
Prefer 802.11g/b (2.4 GHz band)
Bandwidth Capability
This property is available only for Dell Wireless 1500/1505/1510, DW1520/DW1501, or future 802.11n-based cards.
The Bandwidth Capability property configures the bandwidth of each channel to the options shown below. The 20/40 MHz
option indicates that both bandwidth capabilities are available and that the other end of the link may determine the ultimate
bandwidth for a given link. The following options are available:
11a/b/g: 20 MHz
11a/b/g: 20/40 MHz
11a: 20/40 MHz
11b/g: 20 MHz (default)
Bluetooth Collaboration
Bluetooth Collaboration enables general purpose input/output transmit suppression protocol between the IEEE 802.11 media
access control (MAC) and an external Bluetooth chip to minimize transmit interference. Bluetooth Collaboration is enabled by
default.
Enable (default)
Disable
BSS Mode
BSS mode can used to restrict operation to a particular IEEE 802.11 band. DW WLAN Cards with IEEE 802.11n capability can
be restricted to operate on either the IEEE 802.11b/g band or only on the IEEE 802.11b band. Legacy IEEE 802.11g cards can
be restricted to operate on only the IEEE 802.11b band. The BSS Mode property applies to networks that are configured for