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Turning Your Client Adapter Radio On or Off
Specifying a Home Network Configuration
After you have set the parameters to prepare your client adapter for use in a home network, you must
specify a home network configuration. To do so, follow the instructions below.
Step 1
Select Edit Properties from the File pull-down menu (see Figure 5-5 on page 5-7) and click the System
Parameters tab. The System Parameters screen appears (see Figure 5-6 on page 5-7).
Step 2
Select Home Network under Network.
Step 3
Click Apply to save this setting.
Turning Your Client Adapter Radio On or Off
Your client adapter radio can be turned on or off. Turning the radio off prevents the adapter from
transmitting RF energy. You might want to turn off the client adapter radio when you are not transmitting
data and want to conserve battery power or when you are using a laptop on an airplane and want to
prevent the adapter's transmissions from potentially interfering with electronic devices.
If the radio is not turned off, it periodically sends out inquiry packets even if it is not associated to an
access point, as required by the 802.11 specification. Therefore, it is important to turn it off around
devices that are susceptible to RF interference.
Note
Follow the steps below to turn the client adapter radio on or off.
Step 1
If your client adapter radio is on, select Radio Off from the File pull-down menu (see Figure 5-11) or
click the Turn Radio Off button on the Basic Properties screen (see Figure 5-12) to turn the radio off.
Step 2
If your client adapter radio is off, select Radio On from the File pull-down menu or click the Turn Radio
On button on the Basic Properties screen to turn the radio on.
Figure 5-11 File Pull-Down Menu
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Your client adapter is not associated while the radio is off.
Chapter 5
Advanced Configuration on Mac OS 9.x
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