Siemens 300 - Manual (Page 29)

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Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 300
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Network Mode
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Enter the Network Mode to be used for the desired network environment:
– Infrastructure:
There are wireless (WLAN) and (wired) (LAN) PCs in the network environment.
The connection between WLAN and LAN is set up via an access point.
– Ad Hoc:
The network environment does not have a fixed structure, but is set up between
the available wireless network adapters as and when required. No access point is
required.
The default network mode is Infrastructure.
You will find a detailed description of the network modes in the section entitled "Wire-
less LAN basics" on page 7.
Channel
The Channel field shows the radio channel used to set up communication with the
connection partners. You can choose from radio channels 1 to 13 (in the USA and
Canada 1 to 11).
In Infrastructure mode, the radio channel is set by the access point for all WLAN partic-
ipants and can only be changed there. In this case, the Channel field shows the channel
being used.
For Ad Hoc mode, you set the network adapter channel manually.
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Select the channel used by the desired connection partners in the ad-hoc network.
If you are using your PC with the Windows Vista operating system, the channel is set
automatically even in Ad Hoc mode.
Note:
In Ad Hoc mode, the device will always operate in 802.11b transmission mode, i.e.
with a maximum transmission rate of 11 Mbps. You should therefore set up an access
point so that you can transfer large volumes of data quickly.