D-Link DWL-520 Quick Installation Manual page 7

Making changes to the DWL-520+'s factory settings. By clicking on the
menu, changes can be made to the default wireless settings of the DWL-520+.
G. SSID: The Service Set
Identifier is the name
assigned to the wireless
network. The factory SSID
setting is set to default.
Make changes here to
match the SSID on
existing Wireless Router
or Access Point.
J. TxRate: You can adjust
the transmission rate to get
the best signal possible
depending on your usage
and your environment.
The preamble
setting of the
DWL-520+ must match the
preamble setting of the
Wireless Router or Access
Point in order to communicate
on the network.
H. Wireless Mode:
The factory setting is
set to Infrastructure.
Ad-Hoc mode is used
for peer-to-peer
networking.
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K. Preamble:
D-Link AirPlus Products are
set to Long Preamble. The
Preamble defines the length
of the CRC block (Cyclic
Redundancy Check is a
common technique for
detecting data transmission
errors) for communication
between the Access Point
and wireless network
adapters. High network
traffic areas should use the
shorter preamble type.
I. Channel:
channel is set to 6. Channel
selection is automatically
determined by the DWL-520+
depending on the channel setting
of the access point selected for
association. To change the
channel settings, the Wireless
Mode must be set to Ad-hoc.
By default,
Configuration
By default, the
L. Power Mode: By
default, Power Mode is
set to Continuous
Access Mode.
Continuous Access
Mode — this default
setting consumes the
most power. Maximum
Power Save — this
setting consumes the
least power. Power
Save — this setting
consumes a moderate
amount of power.