User's Manual

point mode) or ad hoc.

Wireless Mode

Specifies 5 GHz 54Mbps, 5 GHz 300Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54

Mbps, 2.4 GHz 11Mbps, 2.4 GHz 300Mbps or Quality of

Service operation in an access point network.

The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of

the access point it associates to.

Wireless Mode when

Startin

an Ad Hoc

Network

Specifies 5 GHz 54 Mbps, 5 GHz 108 Mbps, or 2.4 GHz

54/11 Mbps to start an ad hoc network if no matching

network name is found after scanning all available

modes.

This mode also allows selection of the channel the

wireless adapter uses. The channels available depend on

the regulatory domain. If the adapter finds no other ad

hoc adapters, this selection specifies the which channel

with the adapter starts the ad hoc network with.

The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode and

channel of the clients it associates to.

802.11 Authentication

Mode

Select what mode the wireless adapter uses to

authenticate to an access point:

• Auto causes the adapter to attempt authentication

using shared, but switches it to open

authentication if shared fails.

• Open enables an adapter to attempt authentication

regardless of its WEP settings. It will only

associate with the access point if the WEP keys

on both the adapter and the access point match.

• Shared only allows the adapter to associate with

access points that have the same WEP key.

Roamin

Stren

Select the roaming level to suit the roaming

aggressiveness of the client. Five roaming levels ranging

from Very Low to Very High allow for the best