SMC Networks SMCWUSBT-G User Manual

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Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter

Advanced Tab

In the Utility, access the Advanced tab by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab, then
clicking the Advanced tab in Profile Management.

Edit the fields in the Advanced tab of Profile Management to configure the profile. Make sure to also
edit the General and Security tabs.

Transmit Power

Level

Selects the transmit power level for 80211b/g or 802.11a in mW. Actual
transmit power may be limited by regulatory domain or hardware
limitations.

Power Save

Mode

Specify:

Maximum

mode causes the access point to buffer incoming messages

for the wireless adapter. The adapter up periodically polls the access
point to see if any messages are waiting.

Normal

uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets, then

switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.

Off

turns power saving off, thus powering up the wireless adapter

continuously for a short message response time.

Network Type

Specifies the network as either infrastructure (access point mode) or ad
hoc.

802.11b Preamble

Specifies the preamble setting in 802.11b. The default setting is Short
& Long (access point mode), which allows both short and long headers
in the 802.11b frames. The adapter can only use short radio headers if
the access point supports and uses them. Set to Long Only to override
allowing short frames.

Wireless Mode

Specifies 5GHz 54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps, or
Super A/G operation in an access point network.
The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of the access point
it associates to.

Wireless Mode

when Starting an

Ad Hoc Network

Specifies 5GHz 54 Mbps, 5GHz 108 Mbps, or 2.4 GHz 54/11 Mbps to
start an ad hoc network if no matching network name is found after
scanning all available modes.
This mode also allows selection of the channel the wireless adapter
uses. The channels available depend on the regulatory domain. If the
adapter finds no other ad hoc adapters, this selection specifies which
channel with the adapter starts the ad hoc network with.