Data Rate - Series 340 / Series 350 /PC4800/PC4500

The Data Rate parameter tells the Cisco Wireless LAN Adapter what data rates you wish to use. The 1 Mbps rate will give you the greatest range at the expense of lower throughput. The 11 Mbps rate will give you the highest throughput at the expense of reduced range. The Auto Rate Selection will attempt to give you the best of both worlds, since it will attempt to use the 11 Mbps rate when possible, falling back to the lower rates when necessary.

Supported Data Rates for the Series 350 / Series 340 / PC4800 include 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, and 11 Mbps, and Auto Rate Selection.

The Data Rate must be at least a subset of the rate of the Access Points (Infrastructure Mode) or other Clients (Ad Hoc Mode) you wish to communicate with, otherwise THE CISCO WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER WILL NOT ASSOCIATE TO THEM.