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Boca Research Wireless LAN Card User Manual

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of this value are recommended.

Preamble

A preamble is a signal used in

wireless environment to

synchronize the transmitting

timing including Synchronization

and Start frame delimiter. (Note:

If you want to change the

Preamble type into Long or

Short, please check the setting of

AP.)

Authentication

The authentication type defines

configuration options for the

sharing of wireless networks to

verify identity and access

privileges of roaming wireless

network cards.

You may choose between Open

System, Shared Key, and Auto

Switch.

Open System: If the Access

Point is using "Open System"

authentication, then the wireless

adapter will need to be set to the

same authentication type.

Shared Key: Shared Key is

when both the sender and the

recipient share a secret key.

Auto Switch: Select Auto

Switch for the adapter to select

the Authentication type

automatically depending on the

Access Point Authentication

type.

Retry limits

You can set the number of retries

if no acknowledgement appears

from the receiving station.

Antennas

To set the type of the antenna

Tx Antenna:Antenna2 (Use the

factory default)

RX Antenna:Both (Use the

factory default)

802.11g version

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G-Only Mode