Rosewill RNX-N2X - Manual (Page 48)

Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual
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• Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID.
• SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is
a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The SSID must be
identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive.
• PSM: Select a power saving mode (PSM) option.
1.
CAM (Continuously Awake Mode): Select this option if your notebook is always
connected to the power supply.
2. PSM (Power Saving Mode): Select this option if your notebook uses its battery
power. This option minimizes the battery usage while the network is idle.
• Network Type: Select Infrastructure from the drop-down list.
• TX Power: Select a transmit power from the drop-down list. If your notebook is
connected to external power then select 100% or auto, if not, select one of the lower
values for power saving.
• RTS Threshold: Place a check in this box if you would like to enable RTS Threshold.
Any packet in the RTS/CTS handshake larger than the specified value (bytes) will be
discarded.
• Fragment Threshold: Place a check in this box if you would like to enable Fragment
Threshold. Any packet larger than the specified value (bytes) will be discarded.
• Click on the Apply button to save the changes.
4.2.2 Ad-hoc Mode
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC
Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-
hoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the
other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive