User's Manual

Wireless LAN CardBus Card

You can see the value for any of these properties by clicking on a property in the

list in this display. If a value has been set for the property, it appears in the

Value field to the right of the list. To disable a value, click in the Not Present

radio button below the Value field.

Moving the mouse pointer to the Value field and clicking once with the left mouse

button allows you to change the value for the highlighted property. If there are

specific values that can be set, a list of values appears below this field when you

click in it. To choose one of these values, move the mouse pointer down until the

value you want is highlighted, and then click once with the left mouse button. For

those values for which you must specify a numeric value, simply type the value in

this field.

The following sections provide descriptions for the items in the Property list

displayed by this tab.

Configuration Profile

Certain PRISM adapters have the ability to use pre-defined profiles with standard

parameters. Such adapters provide the following profiles:

• B only – for operation in 802.11b environments only

• B WIFI – for operation in 802.11b environments conforming to WiFi standards

• G only – for operation in 802.11g environments only

• Mixed – for operation in either 802.11b or 802.11g environments

• Mixed Long – for long-range operation in either 802.11b or 802.11g environments

• Test – for operation under the widest variety of 802.11 conditions

Fragmentation Threshold

The size at which packets will be fragments. The default setting is 2346 bytes.

Normally you should leave this property disabled unless directed otherwise by your

Network Administrator.

Nitro Mode

Nitro mode is an Intersil-proprietary method to increase data throughput over the

WLAN, and is particularly effective in mixed 802.11b/g environments. This

property determines whether Nitro mode is enabled in the adapter. A value of 0

(zero) disables this mode; a value of 1 (one) enables it.

Power Save Mode

This property turns the Station Power Save feature on or off, or sets it to Auto.

When in Auto mode, the station enters Power Save based on the battery condition

(XP only) on the host. Power Save mode decreases the amount of power consumed

by the adapter by powering off the radio for short periods. Enabling Power Save

Mode trades off performance for battery life.

Certain PRISM adapters are capable of advanced Power Save settings. For these

adapters, the following Power Save settings are available:

• Auto Dynamic – specifies Disable mode when on AC power and Dynamic mode

when on battery