Planet Technology 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter WL-8317 - Manual (Page 14)

circuitry to reach steady-state demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame
start. Two different preambles and headers are defined: the mandatory supported Long
Preamble and header, which interoperate with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS
specification (as described in IEEE 802.11), and an optional Short Preamble and header
(as described in IEEE 802.11b). At the receiver, the Preamble and header are processed
to aid in demodulation and delivery of the PSDU. The Short Preamble and header may be
used to minimize overhead and, thus, maximize the network data throughput. However,
the Short Preamble is supported only from the IEEE 802.11b (High-Rate) standard and
not from the original IEEE 802.11. That means that stations using Short-Preamble cannot
communicate with stations implementing the original version of the protocol.
‹ Support Band: The supported bands of WL-8317 are 11B, and 11G. With all options
selected, WL-8317 can keep the highest flexibility when making connection to AP. If you
fix the WLAN band for both AP and WL-8317, it can skip the initial negotiation time.
3.3 Advanced
Additional security can be achieved by using any of the following encryption methods: WEP
(Wired Equivalent Privacy), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), and WPA-PSK (Pre Shared Key).
When “Open System”, “Shared Key”, or “Auto” is selected in “Encryption” field, WEP
encryption is activated. Please enter the appropriate parameters to these fields.
‹ Auth. Mode:
¾ Auto: With this setting, stations can communicate with the Access Point either with or without
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