Aironet Lan Adapter User Manual
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Installing the Software
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The following tables contain keywords and parameter set-
tings common to both the NDIS2 PROTOCOL.INI, ODI
NET.CFG, and the PKT AWCPKT.INI configuration files.
Basic system operation can be adjusted with the following
parameters.
Table 3.5 - General Network Keywords
Keywords
Value
Description
INFRASTRUCTURE
ON, YES
OFF, NO
Optional – specifies whether system
operation uses an infrastructure or
peer-to-peer/ad hoc network
(default is ON, YES).
SSID
1 to 32 character
string
This parameter must match the
SSID of the system for proper
operation.
NODENAME
1 to 16 character
string
Optional – specifies a readable
name for the station.
NETADDRESS
Any IEEE MAC
address except
broadcast and
multicast
Optional – this setting allows for
locally administered MAC
addresses by overriding the unique
MAC ID on the PC Card.
NODE ADDRESS
Same as NETADDRESS (keyword
only valid in NET.CFG file).
RXMODE
NORMAL,
UNICAST,
NOMULTICAST
Optional – this setting determines
what frames are delivered to the
driver from the PC Card (default is
NORMAL). NORMAL indicates
unicast, multicast and broadcast
frames are received.
DATARATE1
0-255
Optional – specified in increasing
speed to identify the network
configuration to associate to
(default is 1_2 [4500] or
1_11 [4800]).
DATARATE2
0-255
Optional – specified in increasing
speed to identify the network
configuration to associate to.