User's Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 1
Wireless LAN Basics ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Local Area Network (LAN)....................................................................................................................................... 2
Wireless Network Topologies .................................................................................................................................. 3
802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g................................................................................................................................ 6
Chapter 2 Installing the Driver and Utility Software ................................................................................................ 7
System Requirements ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Installing the driver and software ................................................................................................................................ 8
Chapter 3 Utility Configuration ................................................................................................................................ 15
Accessing the Atheros Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 15
Note to Windows XP Users ................................................................................................................................... 16
Network Basic Configuration ..................................................................................................................................... 17
General Tab........................................................................................................................................................... 17
Security Tab........................................................................................................................................................... 19
Advanced Tab........................................................................................................................................................ 24
Connecting to an Existing Network ........................................................................................................................... 27