User's Manual
802.11g/super-g WLAN Card User’s Manual
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3-2-3 Advanced Tab
The configuration items on the Advanced tab are described as below.
Power Save Mode: Infrastructure mode ONLY. This feature reduces power
consumption by the Wireless LAN Card to extend the battery life of your
computer. The options include Off, Normal and Maximum.
• Off – The power management is disabled and the card consumes full
power from the computer.
• Normal – The driver turns off power to the adapter for brief periods over
briefly spaced time intervals.
• Maximum – The driver turns off power to the adapter for longer periods
over more widely spaced time intervals.
The guideline for choosing Normal or Maximum:
• The card wakes up more often and responds sooner to network requests in
Normal mode than in Maximum mode.
• Maximum mode consumes less power than Normal mode.
Network Type: Select Ad Hoc or Access Point.
802.11b Preamble: The preamble is part of the IEEE 802.11b physical layer
specification. All 802.11b devices are mandatory to support the long preamble
format, but may optionally support the short preamble. This Wireless LAN Card
supports the short preamble. The default Short & Long option allows
communication with other 802.11b devices that support short preamble to boost
the throughput. If your device is having trouble to communicate with other
802.11b devices, you may try to select the Long Only option.
Transmit Power Level: Specifies the transmit power to be used. Reducing the
transmit power level conserves battery power but decreases radio range.
Wireless Mode: Specifies the wireless operation mode. The Wireless LAN Card
will scan the radio signals only in the base band you specified. You can check all
for your convenience.
• 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps: Specifies whether to use 11 Mbps mode.
• 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps: Specifies whether to use 54 Mbps mode.
Wireless Mode When Starting Ad Hoc Network: Disabled in Infrastructure
mode. Set up the operational mode of your Ad Hoc Network. Select the