User guide

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1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for choosing the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo™ wireless solution!
The WiFi-AP Solo™ is an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN)
adapter designed for home or office use. Conforming to IEEE 802.11g
standard for WLAN, the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo™ is capable of up to 54 Mbps
data transmission rate using the Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
and the Octogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technologies. The WiFi-AP
Solo™ is backward compatible with the earlier IEEE 802.11b standard allowing
seamless integration of both wireless LAN standards in a single network.
The WiFi-AP Solo™ also supports several wireless network configuration
including Infrastructure, Ad-hoc, Soft Access Point, and Wireless Bridge
(Wireless Distribution System) giving you flexibility to your existing or future
wireless network configurations.
To provide efficient security to your wireless communication, WiFi-AP Solo™
employs both 64-bit/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi-Fi
Protected Access (WPA) encryptions.
With these and many more, ASUS WiFi-AP Solo™ is sure to keep you ahead
in the world of wireless computing.
1.2 Features
No hardware installation
Because the WiFi-AP Solo™ wireless LAN adapter comes embedded in your
ASUS motherboard, no hardware installation is needed. Just install the drivers
and utilities from the motherboard support CD and start computing wirelessly in
no time.
54Mbps speed advantage
With data transmission rate up to five times faster than IEEE 802.11b
standards, the WiFi-AP Solo™ breaks the wireless data transmission speed
barrier to give you faster Internet connection and file sharing capabilities.
Easy integration
The WiFi-AP Solo™ is compatible with all IEEE 802.11b devices so you can
still use your IEEE 802.11b devices in the WiFi-AP Solo™ network.