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Network PC Card and PCI Adapter
4. Select Network Type and
select a Value, from the drop
down menu, of either
802.11b Ad-Hoc, Ad-Hoc,
or Infrastructure.
The Infrastructure mode
allows a wireless adapter to
communicate with a wired
network employing an Access
Point, while the Ad-Hoc
modes allow wireless-to-
wireless, peer-to-peer com-
munication. 802.11b Ad- Hoc
is for connecting with other
Wireless Adapters that com-
ply with the 802.11b stan-
dard. Click Power Save
Mode to continue or the OK
button to finish. If you
choose to finish now, contin-
ue to the Installing Network
Protocols section.
5. Select Power Save Mode and
select either Enabled or
Disabled for a Value.
Disabled will allow for unin-
terrupted data communica-
tion. Selecting Enabled
allows your notebook to enter
“sleep” mode and could
interrupt data communica-
tion. For further information
about Power Save Mode, see
the chapter entitled
Configuration Utility. Click
Preamble Mode to continue
or the OK button to finish If
you choose to finish now,
continue to the Installing
Network Protocols section.
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2. Select Channel from the list
provided and select a Value,
from the drop down menu on
the right, between 1 and 11.
This Channel must be the
same for all wireless devices
on your network. Click
Network Type to continue or
the OK button to finish. If
you choose to finish now,
continue to the Installing
Network Protocols section.
3. The Fragmentation Threshold
Value indicates how much of
the network resources are
devoted to recovering packet
errors. The value should
remain at its default setting of
2,432. If you experience high
packet error rates, you can
increase this value, but it will
likely decrease overall net-
work performance. Only
minor modifications of this
value are recommended.
Click Network Type to con-
tinue or the OK button to fin-
ish. If you choose to finish
now, continue to the
Installing Network
Protocols section.