User`s guide

Introduction
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Introduction
Purpose of the Manual
The purpose of this User’s Guide is to allow you to easily
install and initially configure your Aironet Wireless Bridge.
Aironet Wireless Bridges enable you to connect two or
more Token Ring and/or Ethernet networks to create a
single virtual LAN. Workstations on each LAN can
communicate with each other through the Wireless Bridge
connection if they are on the same physical LAN.
When connecting two or more LANs, each LAN uses an
Aironet Wireless Bridge and an antenna to transmit and
receive information. Each RF based Wireless Bridge unit is
connected to the LAN. A Wireless Bridge appears as a
single network node on the wired LAN. It performs routing
functions by moving packets from the wireless LAN to
remote workstations on the radio network. Aironet Wireless
Bridges utilize Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
technologies in the 2.4 GHz frequency band.
For detailed technical and configuration procedures, see
the Technical Reference Manual document number
710-004494.