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Battery Usage
Use the Battery Usage dialog box to select power consumption of the wireless LAN. There are three settings
available: CAM, Fast Power Save, and MAX Power Save. Battery usage cannot be configured in Ad-Hoc profiles.
Figure 4-29 Battery Usage Dialog Box
NOTE Power consumption is also related to the transmit power settings.
Table 4-18 Battery Usage Options
Field Description
CAM Continuous Aware Mode (CAM) provides the best network performance, but
yields the shortest battery life.
Fast Power Save Fast Power Save (the default) performs in the middle of CAM and MAX Power
Save with respect to network performance and battery life.
MAX Power Save Max Power Save yields the longest battery life while potentially reducing network
performance. In networks with minimal latency, Max Power Save performs as well
as Fast Power Save, but with increased battery conservation.