User Manual

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Contents
About This Manual........................................................................................................................................................V
Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 1
Wireless LAN Basics................................................................................................................................................... 2
Local Area Network (LAN) .......................................................................................................................................................2
Ad-Hoc Mode............................................................................................................................................................................3
Infrastructure Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................4
Roaming ....................................................................................................................................................................................5
Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card............................................................................................................ 7
System Requirements................................................................................................................................................. 8
Installing Wireless LAN Driver and Software .............................................................................................................. 9
Chapter 3 Using Wireless LAN Utility .................................................................................................................... 13
Accessing Vendor’s Wireless LAN Utility.................................................................................................................. 14
Notice When Assessing Wireless LAN Utility under Windows XP..........................................................................................16
Configuration............................................................................................................................................................. 18
Available Wireless Networks...................................................................................................................................................18
Available Profiles....................................................................................................................................................................20
WEP Settings...........................................................................................................................................................................21
Advanced Configuration............................................................................................................................................ 24
Status ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26