User Manual

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Contents
About This Manual........................................................................................................................................................V
Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 7
Wireless LAN Basics................................................................................................................................................... 8
Local Area Network (LAN) .......................................................................................................................................................8
Ad-Hoc Mode............................................................................................................................................................................9
Infrastructure Mode ................................................................................................................................................................10
Roaming ..................................................................................................................................................................................12
802.11b and 802.11g...............................................................................................................................................................13
Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card.......................................................................................................... 15
System Requirements............................................................................................................................................... 15
Installing Wireless LAN Card Driver and Software ................................................................................................... 16
General Guidelines for OS-Specific Situations ......................................................................................................... 22
Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Monitor Utility................................................................................................................. 25
Accessing the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility.............................................................................................................. 25
Note to Windows XP Users .....................................................................................................................................................26
Status Tab................................................................................................................................................................. 28