User's Manual

D5: What Transmit Rate should I choose for Wireless Connection?

Suggest you to use the "Fully Auto" option in the "Transmission Rate" field for full

Transmission Data Rate range to automatically adjust the Best Communication Data Rate and

to be compatible with other Low speed 802.11 Wireless Device.

E. Security

E1: What is WEP?

WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security service, used to prevent the unauthorized

access to your wireless network.

E2: How many WEP security service modes does my Wireless LAN support?

WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy that is the security service for the Wireless Network.

There are three WEP security service modes available for "IEEE 802.11b WLAN Adapter"

formed Wireless Network. The first is "Disable" which will disable the WEP security service;

the second is "64bit" which will support 5 bytes Hexadecimal value WEP security service; the

third is "128bit" which will support 13 bytes Hexadecimal value WEP security service.

E3: How do I set the WEP security service?

Please click Start→Settings→System→Wireless LAN Utility→Advanced to view Advanced

page where you can set the WEP security service. Please choose the proper WEP Key Mode,

WEP KeyID and WEP Key value for the Wireless Network.

Note!

The WEP Mode, WEP KeyID and WEP Key value must be exactly the same as your Wireless

Network's to enable the connection.

Example of setting the WEP:

You can choose

1. WEP Mode "64bit", KeyID "1" and Key "1234567890", or

2. WEP Mode "128bit", KeyID "1" and Key "12345678901234567890123456", or

3. WEP Mode "Disable" for connection

F. Performance

F1: Will IEEE802.11b WLAN Adapter work in the environment where Bluetooth network is

employed?

Yes, IEEE802.11b WLAN Adapter can coexist with Bluetooth environment.

F2: How far is the working range of IEEE802.11b WLAN Adapter?

It depends on the data transmission rate and the condition of the environments. The higher the

data rate, the smaller the range it could cover. At 11 Mbps, the adapter can go up to 300 meter

in an outdoor environment; however, in an indoor environment, it can only go up to 100 meter.