D-Link DWL-G650 Product Manual - Page 15

Configuration Utility Configuration D-Link AirPlus DWL-650+ 2.4GHz Wireless Cardbus Adapter This configuration screen displays the default settings for the DWL-G650 To communicate on the network all devices must have the same settings for the following properties: SSID - (Service Set Identifier) is a name that identifies a wireless network. Access Points and wireless clients attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting is default. Wireless Mode - Click on the pull-down menu; select from the following options: Infrastructure - connecting the WLAN using an Access Point. (The default setting.) Ad-Hoc - wireless mode used when connecting directly to a computer equipped with a wireless adapter in a peer-to-peer environment. Channel - The default channel setting is channel 6. However, the DWL-G650 will automatically select the channel to match the channel setting for the selected Access Point. In Ad Hoc mode, the channel must be manually set to the same channel for each wireless adapter. TX Rate - Select the transmission rate on the network. Auto is the default setting. TX rates are automatically determined by the DWL-G650 depending on the distance from the access point. Preamble - Auto is the default setting. The Preamble defines the length of the CRC block (Cyclic Redundancy Check is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors) for communication between the Access Point and the wireless Network adapters. Note: High network traffic areas should use the shorter preamble type. Power Mode - Select from three modes: Continuous Access Mode-this default setting consumes the most power Maximum Power Save-this setting consumes the least power Power Save- this setting consumes a moderate amount of power If any changes are made to the configuration of the wireless adapter, click Apply to save the changes. 15