Specifications

Chapter 2 Getting Started
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2.1.2 Distributing Broadband Internet Access to Fast Ethernet & Wireless
Network
Compex NetPassage 16A may be installed with a PCMCIA Wireless LAN
card (iWavePort WL11A) to support broadband Internet sharing with wireless
LAN clients. To install the wireless LAN card into Compex NetPassage 16A,
you must first turn off the power supply of Compex NetPassage 16A, and
gently insert the wireless LAN card into the PCMCIA slot of Compex
NetPassage 16A.
Figure 2.1b Compex NetPassage 16A distributes broadband Internet access to
the Fast Ethernet and Wireless segment.
In this hardware setup, 4 computers are connected to the integrated 4-port
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch of Compex NetPassage 16A, whereas two
notebook computers are connected to Compex NetPassage 16A via the IEEE
802.11b Wireless LAN. All of these computers are able to share a single
broadband Internet account as well as sharing their resources.