User manual TP-LINK TL-WN350G

[. . . ] TL-WN350G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide TL-WN350G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. , LTD. Copyright © 2007 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. , LTD. [. . . ] Server Based Authentication - This shows whether the server based authentication is used. Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the signal. Click Advanced on the screen above, you can see advanced information about the program and its operations. For more information, please refer to the help file of the utility. 10 TL-WN350G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 3. 2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the TWCU and the next screen will appear (shown in Figure 3-2). The Profile Management screen provides tools to: Add a new profile Modify a profile Remove a profile Switch to another Profile Import a Profile Export a Profile Scan Available Networks Order profiles Figure 3-2 3. 2. 1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify. Then you will see the Management dialog box (shown in Figure 3-3). Edit the General tab Profile Name - Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configuration profile. Note that the profile names are not case-sensitive. Client Name - Please enter the Profile name which identifies the client machine. Network Names (SSIDs) - Please enter the IEEE 802. 11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. 11 TL-WN350G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-3 2. Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above, then you can edit the fields to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows. Figure 3-4 12 TL-WN350G WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase 802. 1x: Enables 802. 1x security. Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window (shown in Figure 3-5). Note: If the access point to which the Wireless PCI Adapter is associated has WEP set and the client has WEP enabled, make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Security Tab to allow association. To complete WEP encryption configuration, you must select the 802. 11 Authentication Mode as appropriate on the Advanced tab of this Profile Management dialog. To configure the Encryption Keys under the Pre-Shared keys (Static WEP) Security mode: Figure 3-5 3. Edit the Advanced tab This screen below allows you to make advanced configuration for the profile. 13 TL-WN350G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-6 Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list. · Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Wireless PCI Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically. [. . . ] This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need of retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal, and interference is inherently rejected (ignored). [. . . ]