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2 Chapter PRELIMINARY
2-20 • AR5001 STA User’s Guide Atheros Communications, Inc.
2-20 • July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
3. Select one of the configurations under the configuration list, and click
Modify to show the “Network Configuration Settings” screen. This
property sheet has two pages: General and Security. Table 2-1 provides
descriptions for the fields on the General page.
Table 2-1. General Dialog Field Descriptions
Field Name Description
Configuration Name This field identifies the configuration. This name must
be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive.
Network Name (SSID) This is the name of the IEEE 802.11a wireless network,
for example, “Atheros 802.11a Wireless Network.” This
field has a maximum limit of 32 characters.
Network Connection This field defines whether the STA is configured for an
ad hoc or infrastructure network.
Power Savings This field allows the configuration of power
management options. The options are Off, Normal, and
Maximum. Power management is disabled when ad
hoc mode is selected in the Network Connection field.
When the Power Saving setting is Off, the adapter
receives full power from the PC. When the Power
Saving setting is Normal, the driver turns off power to
the adapter for brief periods over briefly-spaced time
intervals. When the Power Saving setting is Maximum,
the driver turns off power to the adapter for longer
periods over more widely-spaced time intervals.
Locally Administered
Address (LAA)
This field defines the locally administered MAC
address.