Aironet Lan Adapter - Manual (Page 60)

Installing the Software
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The Wireless LAN Adapter power management can be
adjusted with the following group of variables.
Table 3.8 - Power Management Keywords
Keywords Value Description
POWERSAVEMODE CAM, PSP,
FASTPSP Optional – specifies a particular
operational mode (default is CAM).
CAM = Constant Awake Mode
PSP = Power Save Mode
FASTPSP = Fast Power Save Mode
Note: In Ad Hoc Mode, ATIMDU-
RATION must also be set.
ATIMDURATION Between 0 and
less than the
beacon interval. Optional – ad hoc/IBSS only – spec-
ifies the length of time in K
µ
sec for
ATIMs following a beacon (this
value must be non-zero for PSP ad
hoc operation. 0 is Constant Awake
Mode (default is 5).
This value is only used when start-
ing a new network. When joining a
network, the value currently in use
will be adopted.
SLEEPFORDTIM ON, OFF Optional – infrastructure with PSP
or Fast PSP Modes only – if ON, the
node is allowed to sleep through
DTIMs for extra power saving.
Broadcast and multicast traffic may
be missed (default is OFF).
LISTENTIME 0 – 0xFFFF Optional – infrastructure with PSP
or Fast PSP Modes only – deter-
mines how often to awaken for bea-
cons. Note that the PC Card will
always awaken to receive DTIMs
when in PSP Mode, unless sleep for
DTIMs is set (default is 200 K
µ sec
[200 ms]).