Data Rate

The Data Rate parameter tells the Cisco Wireless LAN Adapter what data rates you wish to use. The 1Mbps Only rate will give you the greatest range at the expense of lower throughput. The 2 Mbps Only data 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 2 Mbps rate when possible, falling back to the 1 Mbps rate when necessary.

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.