User's Manual

Profile Name –

Type in a unique profile name, set the corresponding parameters and click the Apply

button to add profile.

SSID –

Select a defined Service Set Identity detected by the system from the drop-down list or

input a new SSID (32-character maximum).

Power Saving Mode –

Select the PSM option to enable power saving feature (when no data will be transmitted)

or the CAM option to have device always on.

Network Type –

Displays the current wireless mode (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) the Mini-PCI Adapter is

operating in. Infrastructure is the most common and is used when connecting your PC to a

wireless access point or wireless router. Ad-Hoc mode is used to connect to another

computer without the use of a wireless access point or wireless router. In Ad-Hoc mode,

the Preamble and Channel can be manually set (see Figure 3-4).

Figure 3-4

TX Power –

Allows you to define the transmit power at various percentage levels with 100% being the

default value.

RTS Threshold –

Define the packet size the wireless node uses to determine appropriate transmission

mechanism.

Fragmentation Threshold –

Define the packet length used for fragmentation. Packets larger than value will be

fragmented.