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Dual Band Wireless PCI-E Adapter - RNWD-N9003PCE- User’s Manual
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wireless Router.
• Ad-Hoc - Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer
communication, using wireless network adapters on each computer,
such as two or more N900PCE wireless adapters.
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Note:
1) An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless Router. All the wireless
devices or clients will connect to the wireless Router or access point.
2) An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless desktop
adapters. All the adapters must be in Ad-Hoc mode to communicate.
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Wireless Mode: Specifies 2.4 GHz 450 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2.4 GHz
11 Mbps operation in an access point network. The Wireless adapter must
match the wireless mode of the access point with which it associates.
 Wireless Mode when Starting an H Ad HocH Network: Specifies 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 the selection of the
channel that the Wireless Adapter uses. The channels available depend on
the regulatory domain. If the adapter finds no other ad hoc adapters, the
channel that the adapter starts the ad hoc network with will be selected
automatically. The Adapter must match the wireless mode and channel of the
clients it associates.
 802.11 Authentication Mode: Select which mode the Adapter uses to
authenticate to an access point:
• Auto - Automatic causes the adapter to attempt authentication
using shared, but switches it to open authentication if shared fails.
• Open - Open System 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 - Shared-key only allows the adapter to associate with
access points that have the same WEP key.