User Manual

Wireless PC Card

CONFIGURATION

The Configuration screen allows you to customize the setting for the

PC Card and your wireless network.

The Mode setting determines the architecture of your wireless

network. Select Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure Mode depending on your

network type. The Ad-Hoc mode is used for a simple peer-to-peer

network and allows the sharing of local resources only between PC

Cards without needing a wireless Access Point. The

Infrastructure

mode allows a wireless network to be integrated into an existed,

wired network through an Access Point. Infrastructure networks

permit roaming between Access Points while maintaining a

connection to all network resources and provide additional features,

such as WEP security, power saving and extended range.

The acronym for Service Set Identifier, SSID is the unique name

shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be

identical for all points in the network. It is case sensitive and must not

exceed 32 characters.

The Tx Rate field shows the current transfer rate for the PC Card. To

optimize performance and range, the Tx Rate should be set to Fully

automatic, which will automatically adjust the transfer speed for best

performance and longest range.

Power Saving Mode, or PS Mode, enables or disables the power

saving features of your PC Card. This setting can only be enabled or

disabled in Infrastructure mode.

The Channel setting specifies the channel used in wireless

communication and should be set to the same channel as the other

points in the wireless network.

Wireless PC Card

ENCRYPTION

The 40-bit WEP keys can be generated from a user-defined

passphrase.

The Passphrase can be any text string with a maximum of 32

characters.

WEP must be enabled from the Configuration screen in order to set

the 40-bit key. To generate an encryption key:

1. Type exactly the same case sensitive PassPhrase in the

PassPhrase field.

2. Click the

Apply

button to create the encryption key. Te

Passphrase generates four unique keys.

3. Make sure that the Default Key is the same for each point on the

network.