Boca Research 11Mbps Network Card User Manual


 
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The Signal Strength field will display a bar indicating the percentage, between 0 and 100
percent, of the strength of the signal. The higher the percentage, the stronger the signal.
The Link Quality field will display a bar indicating the percentage, between 0 and 100 percent,
of the quality of the link. The higher the percentage, the better the link.
The Change button, allows you to customize the settings for the WLAN PC Card and your
wireless network.
The Operating Mode setting determines the architecture of your wireless network select Ad-
Hoc or Infrastructure Mode depending on your network type. The Ad-Hoc mode is used for sample
peer-to-peer network and allows the sharing of local resources only between Network PC Card
without needing a Wireless Access Point. The Infrastructure mode allows a wireless network to be
integrated into an existed, wired network through an Access Point. Infrastructure networks permit
roaming between Access Points while maintaining a connection to all network resources.
NOTE: When in Ad-Hoc mode, Signal Strength and Link
Quality indicators will not be available.
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