Hand Held Products 7900 Series - Manual (Page 117)

Dolphin® 7900 Series Mobile Computer User’s Guide 9 - 7
To Create a New Profile
In the Preferred Profiles section, tap the New button . A screen opens with two tabs windows: Network Profile and
Authentication.
Network Profile Tab
Field Description
Network Name &Type
SSID Enter an SSID, which is the Network Name. Check with your network administrator for Network
Name (SSID).
TX Rate
Choose the transmit rate from the drop-down list - 1MB, 2 MB, Auto 1/2 MB, 5.5 MB, 11 MB, or Fully
Auto. The transmit rate is set to Fully Auto by default.
Type From the drop-down list, select
Peer-to-Peer – This mode used for communication between two (or more) radio stations (cards)
without an access point.
Access Point (AP) – This mode is also called “Infrastructure” mode.
Chan Scroll to select a channel for communication.
AP Search
Threshold Select Low Density (default), Medium Density, or High Density from the drop-down list and tap OK.
AP search thresholds are used for wireless client roaming between APs. In general, the higher the
density selected here, the easier your WLAN card roams between APs with the same SSID in the
same network. Roaming also depends on the relative signal strength of the AP.
OK Tap this button to save the profile or changes to the profile.
Cancel Tap this button to close the window without saving or modifying the profile.
Note: The SSID, Type, TX Rate, and Channel fields are unchangeable in Access Point mode, whereas TX Rate and
Channel fields can be changed in Peer-to-Peer mode.