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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

Infrastructure

: This mode allows a wireless LAN to be integrated into an existing wired

network through an AP. Infrastructure type networks also permit roaming between Access

Points while maintaining connection to all network resources. Infrastructure mode

provides additional features, such as WEP security, power saving and extended range.

SSID:

An acronym for Service Set Identifier, SSID is the unique name shared among all clients and

Access Points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all clients or Access Points

participating in the same network. The SSID is case sensitive and must not exceed 30 characters.

Ethernet Conversion:

The RFC1042 mode is the 802.11 standard conversion method and is

selected by default. If compatibility with older wireless LAN systems is necessary select another

conversion implementation from the

Ethernet Conversion drop

down list.

Tx Rate:

The transmit rate or Tx Rate selects the allowable transfer rates of the wireless client. 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.

Note:

The Tx rate setting must be supported by the AP. If the AP does not support the Tx rate,

undesired results may occur.

WEP:

An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect your

wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 40-bit keys to provide access control to

your network and encryption security for every data transmission. To decode a data transmission,

each wireless client on the network must use an identical 40-bit key.

NOTE:

This feature is only available in Infrastructure Mode and must also be enabled on the

Access Point. Select the WEP tab to enable or disable this feature.

PS Mode:

Power Saving Mode enables or disables the power saving features of your wireless

adapter. When enabled on a laptop, the power saving mode can reduce power consumption by the

wireless card and extend the battery life of your laptop. This setting is only implemented in a

network operating in Infrastructure mode.

Changing the PS mode:

The PS Mode on your adapter is set to “Disabled” by default.

To change the setting, select “Enabled” from the drop-down list, click “OK” and wait a few

seconds. The screen will then is updated and show the current Connection Status, Link

Quality and Signal Strength.

Channel:

This setting specifies the default 802.11 channel used by the Wireless LAN

communication. In an Infrastructure type network without an Access Point active on the default

channel, clients will scan through all available channels searching for a network with matching SSID.

Changing the Channel:

Changing the channel is only effective in Ad-Hoc networks.

Networks operating in Infrastructure mode automatically scan for a channel. The following

table presents contains the operational channel frequency for several countries.