User's Manual

NOTE: To achieve transfer rates greater than 54
Mbps on 802.11n connections, WPA2*-AES security
must be selected. No security (None) can be selected
to enable network setup and troubleshooting.
An administrator can enable or disable support for
high throughput mode to reduce power-consumption
or conflicts with other bands or compatibility issues.
Ad Hoc Channel
Unless the other computers in the ad hoc network use
a different channel from the default channel, there is
no need to change the channel.
Value: Select the allowed operating channel from the
list.
● 802.11b/g: Select this option when 802.11b
and 802.11g (2.4 GHz) ad hoc band frequency
is used. For this band, the default channel is 11.
● 802.11a: Select this option when 802.11a (5
GHz) ad hoc band frequency is used. For this
band, the default channel is 36. Not applicable
for the Intel(R) WiFi Link 1000 adapter.
NOTE: When an 802.11a channel is not displayed,
initiating ad hoc networks is not supported for
802.11a channels.
Ad Hoc Power Management
Set power saving features for Device to Device (ad
hoc) networks.
● Disable: Select when connecting to ad hoc
networks that contain stations that do not
support ad hoc power management.
● Maximum Power Savings: Select to optimize
battery life.
● Noisy Environment: Select to optimize
performance or connecting with multiple clients.
NOTE: This feature is only installed through an
Administrator Package when a user's computer has
one of the following WiFi adapters:
● Intel(R) WiFi Link 1000
● Intel(R) WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350
● Intel(R) WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150