Linksys WCF54G User Guide - Page 23

Wireless-G CompactFlash Card Power Management. Power Management is a power saving mode. The lower power consumption may lower the wireless performance. Select On to enable Power Management. Select Off to disable Power Management. Version Information. Select Version Information to view information about the driver. Included is the Client, Driver Name, Driver Version, Primary Firmware Version, and Station Firmware Version. Wireless Advanced. The advanced wireless settings are displayed on this screen. Country. This is used to send 802.11d country information when an access Point or IBSS operation is used. 802.11d is a specification used in countries where the 802.11 family is not allowed to operate. IBSS, Independent Basic Service Set, is also referred to as peer-to-peer mode or Ad-hoc mode. Select the location. Power Mode. This is a power management mode. Select Disabled or Automatic. Cell Size. The smaller the cell-size system, the modem will hand over quicker to the access point than in a large cell-size system. Select from Large, Medium, Small, Minicell, Microcell. Tx Power. You can select the power output used to transmit data. Select from 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Tx Rates. You can select the rates that the device will use to transmit data. Select from 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps, 6Mbps, 9Mbps, 12Mbps, 18Mbps, 24Mbps, 36Mbps, 48Mbps and 54Mbps. Force long preamble. This forces a long wireless signal that synchronizes network traffic. Select Force long preamble only when there is an interoperability issue with an access point. Allow 802.11g Operation in IBSS. IBSS mode uses only CCK data rates. IBSS, Independent Basic Service Set, is also referred to as peer-to-peer mode or Ad-hoc mode. Select this option to support the extended OFDM data rates. Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as peer-to-peer mode or an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) Reset to Default Values. Reset to the default values on this page by clicking the Defaults button. Figure 6-3: Version Information Screen Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G CompactFlash Card with the Wireless Network Monitor Wireless Network Monitor Figure 6-4: Wireless Advanced Screen 18