NetComm NP5420 - Manual (Page 29)

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NP5420 11G Wireless PC Card User Guide Page 29
Configuration
The profile setting allows you to save configurations in different profiles for different working
environments. The default profile will contain the initial configuration setting when you install
the Card.
Under the Operating Mode drop-box, you may choose either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. The
Infrastructure mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network employing
an Access Point, while the Ad-Hoc mode allows wireless-to-wireless, peer-to-peer
communication.
If you choose Infrastructure, the SSID
should have the same name as the Access
Point. If you choose Ad-Hoc, all clients
should share the same SSID name and
channel. When using Infrastructure mode
you do not need to specify channels as the
NP5420 adapter will select the appropriate
channel when it finds an access point with
the same SSID. If two access points are
broadcasting the same SSID they should be
on different channels (preferably 2 or more
apart) and their range should partially
overlap to avoid 'black spots'.
Under Power Saving Mode, you can select
Enabled to allow your adapter to go to sleep mode while the Card doesn’t proceed the data
transmission. Or select Disabled to make the Card never go to sleep mode.
Click Apply to save the settings.