User's Manual

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Wireless LAN card. This high-speed Wireless LAN card provides you with an innovative wireless networking solution. The Card is easy to
set up and use. With this innovative wireless technology, you can share files and printers on the network—without inconvenient wires! Now you can carry the LAN in
your pocket!
Features
• Wire-free access to networked resources from anywhere beyond the desktop
• Low interference & high susceptibility guarantee reliable performance
• Delivers data rate up to 11 Mbps
• Dynamically shifts between 11, 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps network speed, based on signal strength, for maximum availability and reliability of connection
• Allows users move between Access Points without resetting their connection reconfiguration
• Antenna is built in to the card with LEDs indicating Power and Link
• Uses 2.4GHz frequency band, which complies with worldwide requirement
• Supports most popular operating systems: Window 95/98/2000/NT 4.0/ME and Linux
• Ensures great security by providing the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard
What is Wireless LAN?
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) systems offer a great number of advantages over traditional wired systems. WLANs are flexible and easy to setup and
manage. They are also more economical than wired LAN systems.
Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data through the air. WLANs combine data connectivity with user mobility. For example,
users can roam from a conference room to their office without being disconnected from the LAN.
Using WLANs, users can conveniently access shared information, and network administrators can configure and augment networks without installing or moving
network cables.
WLAN technology provides users with many convenient and cost saving features:
• Mobility: WLANs provide LAN users with access to real-time information anywhere in their organization, providing service opportunities that are impos-
sible with wired networks.
• Ease of Installation: Installing is easy for novice and expert users alike, eliminating the need to install network cables in walls and ceilings.