User Manual

2. Configuration

Network Type

Selects one of the following network type, as shown in Figure 2-6.

Figure 2-6

Peer-to-Peer: this is the IEEE802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation and

requires no the Access Point. When wireless clients are operated in this

mode, all wireless clients require the same SSID and don’t care the channel

number.

Access Point: this mode of operation requires the use of an Access Point.

In this mode, all wireless communications between computers have to be

via the Access Point. (Default setting is Access Point)

Network Name

Network Name (SSID) is an identification code required for communication

in a wireless LAN. You will only be able to connect with a wireless client

(Peer-to-Peer) or an Access Point (Infrastructure) which has the same

SSID. If the SSID of a PC Card is set as ANY, then the PC Card is possible

to be connected to all available Access Point. (Default setting is ANY)

Transmit Rate

Select the transmission rate at which the client transmits the data packets.

You can set this to Fully Automatic, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, Auto 1 or 2Mbps,

5.5Mbps, or 11Mbps. (Default setting is Fully Automatic)

Peer-to-Peer Channel

Select the operating radio frequency channel in 802.11 peer-to-peer mode.