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5. The main configuration of Program
During the installation of your SAMSUNG WLAN Card, configuration utility is also
installed. You can see the icon at the right bottom of your screen. Double clicking that icon
will show you the screen as shown below.
The following describes the meanings of variables shown in the WLAN configuration.
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Profile:
The arbitrary designation by user. It is the profile name to distinguish each
Profile. So when you set the Profile, you would better choose the name that can
send the contents it has.
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Link Status
: you Link Status shows a client connection state with AP (In
Infrastructure mode) or with other clients (In 802.11Ad-hoc Mode).
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SSID
: It represents the name of a group consisting of WLAN users only. It is also
called ESSID.
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Operating Mode:
There are three Modes. Infrastructure Mode (the connection
among clients through an AP), 802.11Ad-hoc/Ad-hoc Mode (direct connection
among clients)
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BSSID
: It shows the Physical Address of WLAN card inserted in AP in the
Infrastructure Mode and the Random Generation value in the 802.11 Ad-hoc Mode.
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Channel
: It shows channel number in use for communication between AP and
client or among clients. When the Network Mode is set to the Infrastructure or
802.11Ad-hoc/Ad-hoc Modes, it searches a channel automatically.
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WEP:
Security tool to be used for encryption/decryption of data to be exchanged
between clients or between clients and AP. It denies the authorized access to
network if WEP is enabled.
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Power Saving:
The Power Saving Mode that prolongs the life of battery.