User's Guide

Wireless Applications 4-19
Select the Advanced check box to enter additional address information.
If the Advanced check box is selected then tapping NEXT displays the Advanced Address Entry dialog box to enter the Gateway, DNS,
and WINS address. If the Advanced check box is not selected then tapping NEXT displays the Transmit Power dialog box.
Figure 4-25. Advanced Address Entry Dialog Box
The IP information that is entered in the profile is only used when the Enable IP Mgmt check box is enabled in the Options - System
Options dialog box (System Options on page 4-39). When Enable IP Mgmt check box is disabled, the IP information in the profile is
ignored and the IP information entered in the Microsoft interface applies.
Tap Next. The Transmit Power dialog box displays.
Transmit Power
The transmit power can be selected for both Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure network types. The Transmit Power drop-down list contains
different options for each mode. Automatic (i.e. use the current AP settings) and Power Plus (use higher than the current AP settings)
are available for Infrastructure mode.
Adjusting the Radio Transmission Power level enables the user to expand or confine the transmission area with respect to other
wireless devices that could be operating nearby. Reducing a coverage area in high traffic areas improves transmission quality by
reducing the amount of interference in that coverage area.
Figure 4-26. Transmit Power Dialog Box (Infrastructure Mode)
Table 4-14. IP Config Advanced Address Entry Fields
Field Description
G/W The default Gateway is a device that is used to forward IP packets to and from a remote destination.
DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed Internet directory service. DNS is used mostly to translate domain names
and IP addresses. It is also used to control Internet email delivery. Most Internet service requires DNS to operate properly.
If DNS is not configured, Web sites cannot be located and/or email delivery fails.
WINS WINS is a Microsoft
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Net BIOS name server. WINS eliminates the broadcasts needed to resolve computer names to IP
addresses by providing a cache or database of translations.