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Figure 3-6
 Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list.
• Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming
messages for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages
are waiting periodically.
• Normal - Normal mode uses maximum when retrieving a large number of
packets, then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.
• Off - Turns power saving off, thus powering up the Wireless USB Adapter
continuously for a short message response time.
 Network Type: There are basically two modes of networking:
• Infrastructure - All wireless clients will connect to an access point or 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 AWUS036NHA 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.
 Wireless Mode: Specifies 2.4 GHz 150 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