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ORiNOCO Client Utility ORiNOCO
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802.11a/b/g/n USB Adapter User Guide
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Figure 4-41 Advanced Tab - Preferred Access Points
Remove a profile
1. Click the Profile Management tab.
2. Select the profile to remove from the list of configuration profiles.
3. Click Remove.
Activate a profile
Clicking Activate enables switching to a different configuration profile
To switch to a different profile:
1. Click the Profile Management tab.
Wireless Mode when
Starting an Ad Hoc
Network
Includes the options: 5 GHz 54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps, and 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps
to start an ad hoc network if no matching network name is found after scanning
all available modes.
This mode also allows the selection of the channel which 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 channel with which
the adapter starts the ad hoc network.
The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode and channel of the clients it
associates to.
NOTE: The Ad-Hoc mode is supported only in 2.4 GHz frequency spectrum
(802.11 b/g/n wireless standards)
802.11 Authentication
Mode
Enables the user to select a mode that 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 associates with the access point only if the WEP keys on both
the adapter and the access point match.
• Shared allows the adapter to associate with only those access points that
have the same WEP key.
Roaming Strength Select the roaming level to suit the roaming aggressiveness of the client. Five
roaming levels ranging from Very Low to Very High are present for the best
performance in different environments such as home or office.
Preferred APs For infrastructure (access point) networks, click Preferred APs to specify up to
four access points to which the client adapter should attempt to associate.