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ASUS WLAN Card
Chapter 3 - Reference
Chapter 3
Mobile Manager
Wireless settings
Network Type (see more information in the Ad Hoc section)
Infrastructure – Select the Infrastructure mode to establish a connec-
tion with an Access Point.
Ad Hoc – Select the Ad Hoc mode to communicate directly with each
other without using an Access Point.
SSID
Using the SSID filed to configure the SSID setting for the ASUS WLAN
Card. SSID stands for Service Set Identifier, which is a string used to identify
a wireless LAN. You will only be able to connect with an Access Point,
which has the same SSID. Use different SSIDs to segment the wireless
LAN and add security.
Note that the SSID must be all printable character string (case sensitivity)
and up to 32 characters long, such as “ WIRELESS LAN”. Set the SSID to
a null string, if you wish to allow your station to connect to any Access
Point it can find. But you cannot use null string in Ad Hoc mode.
Channel
The radio channel used for transmit/receive data. In infrastructure network,
your PC Card will automatically select the correct frequency channel required
to communicate with an Access Point, this parameter will be fixed in “Auto”
and can’t change it. In an Ad Hoc Network, you can decide channel number for
the PC Card to operate. PC Cards can communicate in the network if each has
the same frequency channel setting.
The radio channels you may use depend on the regulations in your country. For
United States (FCC) and Canada (IC), channels 1 to 11 are supported. For
Europe (ETSI) except Spain and France, channels 1 to 13 are supported. For
Spain channel 10 and 11 are supported. For France channels 10 to 13 are
supported. For operation in Japan (MKK), channels 1 to 14 are supported.
WEP
Select enable or disable WEP encryption. Note that if you enable WEP
encryption, you will only connect with wireless devices that have the same
WEP keys.
