User's Manual

Introduction
1-2
–Glueless connection to Intersil PRISMI, PRISMII Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(DSSS) radio chip set. Able to communicate also with other DSSS radios
–Supports 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps rates
–WEP encryption/decryption is accomplished on the fly
–Ethernet MAC supports MII interface and 10/100Mbit speeds
–Hardware modules for Packet Filtering and statistics gathering
–Glueless SRAM, Flash interface for data buffering and program storage, supporting
up to 16 MB of memory
–Integrated 2 x 6K x 32 bit internal SRAM modules for fast 32-bit program execution
and temporary storage of data
–Supports 3V supply
–128-pin PQFP, TQFP
–JTAG Boundary Scan (IEEE 1149.1) test access port for board-level production test
1.4 Firmware
Features
The IEEE 802.11 HR firmware implementation for the supports:
–Distributed Coordination Function
CSMA/CA
Backoff Procedure
NAV Management
ACK Procedure
Retransmission of unacknowledged frames
–RTS/CTS Handshake
–Duplicate Detection and Recovery
–Beacon Generation
–Probe Response
–Fragmentation and Reassembly
–Wired Equivalent Privacy Algorithm (WEP 40 bits)
–Authentication Algorithm (Open System, Shared Key)
–Short Preamble
1.5 Bridging
Functions
The following bridging functions are supported:
–Automatic Learning Process
–Filtering Database
–Forwarding Process
–Protocol Filtering
–IP Filtering
1.6 Management
For Bridge Management supports:
–SNMP (MIB, traps)
–TFTP (firmware download)
–USB (DFU-configuration)
1.7 Roaming
Roaming functions supported:
–Among APs on the same subnet
1.8 Operation Modes
Operation Modes supported:
–Access Point
1.9 Network
Interface
AP supports 10/100 Mbps network interface.
1.10 Radio Interface
As far as the radio interface is concerned, AP supports:
–Antenna Diversity
–Specific Antenna Tx/Rx