User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter User's Guide
- Contents: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter User's Guide
- About Wireless LAN Technology
- What is a Site Survey?
- Software Installation
- Installation under Windows XP
- Installation under Windows 2000
- Installation under Windows NT 4.0
- Installation under Windows Me
- Installation under Windows 98SE
- Using Wireless Profiles in PROSet
- Connecting to a Network using PROSet
- Security Overview
- Setting Up WEP Encryption
- Connecting to a Network
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Glossary
- Customer Support
- Network Software License Agreement
- Safety and Regulatory Notices
- Warranty
- Legal Information
Ethernet connection.
You can change your wireless preferences from the Advanced Settings dialog and prioritize your wireless and
wired adapters from the Adapter Switching dialog.
You can also install multiple wired adapters, or install two wireless adapters if the network supports both
802.11a and 802.11b wireless standards. Then when you detach the wired adapter, your computer uses the
wireless adapter that gives the best data rate.
Wireless Preferences
One or more wired adapter and one or two wireless adapter can be installed in the same computer. Using the
adapter switching feature, you can select your priority for a specific type of adapter, wired or wireless.
If adapter switching is enabled, the installed adapters are selected from a preference list. To access the
network preferences:
1. From the General page, select the wireless adapter on the left side pane.
2. Click the Networks tab.
3. Click the Advanced button.
4. Select your preferences from the options shown.
5. Click OK to save the settings and return to the Profiles dialog.
Adapter Switching Considerations
Consider the following issues when switching adapters:
● Adapter switching requires the use of DHCP. It cannot be used with fixed IP addressing.
● Only Intel wired and wireless adapters are supported when using the Start button to connect to an
ad hoc network.
● Adapter switching cannot be used on a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
● Adapter switching should not be applied while an active data transfer is in progress.
● Intel(R) PROSet determines how many wireless adapters are present in the computer.
● Intel(R) PROSet supports simultaneous wireless adapter operation for the following:
❍ 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz installed adapters: Supports simultaneous operation in either ad hoc
or infrastructure mode.
❍ 2.4 GHz and 2.4 GHz installed adapters: Supports simultaneous operation where one
adapter is in ad hoc mode and the other adapter is in infrastructure mode. Simultaneous
operation with both adapters in infrastructure or ad hoc mode is not be supported.
❍ The second adapter added is not supported.
❍ 5 GHz and 5 GHz installed adapters: Supports simultaneous operation where one
adapter is in ad hoc mode and the other adapter is in infrastructure mode. Simultaneous
operation with both adapters in infrastructure mode or ad hoc is not supported.
❍ The second adapter added is not supported.
❍ Maximum of four adapters is supported.
Switching Between 2.4 and 5 GHz Bands
Intel(R) PROSet supports switching between 802.11a (5 GHz) and 802.11b (2.4 GHz) bands. Using the