User's Manual

ORiNOCO Wireless Client User Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................... 5
1-1 INTRODUCING THE ORINOCO WIRELESS CLIENT............................................... 5
1-2 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORINOCO 802.11 WIRELESS CLIENT PRODUCTS................. 5
1-3 USING A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK..................................................... 6
1-4 PRODUCT PACKAGE .................................................................................. 6
1-5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS.................................................. 7
1-5-2 INTEROPERABILITY ................................................................................. 9
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION........................................................................ 10
2-1 PRE-INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................... 10
2-2 WINDOWS ME AND WINDOWS 98 SE INSTALLATION CD REQUIREMENT ............... 11
2-3 PROXIM CLIENT UTILITY INSTALLATION......................................................... 11
CHAPTER 3 WIRELESS TOPOLOGIES........................................................... 17
3-1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 17
3-2 PEER-TO-PEER GROUP ............................................................................. 17
3-3 ACCESS POINT INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................ 18
CHAPTER 4 PROXIM CLIENT UTILITY CONFIGURATION ................................ 22
4-1 PROXIM CLIENT UTILITY ICON .................................................................... 22
4-2 CURRENT STATUS TAB.............................................................................. 23
4-3 PROFILE MANAGEMENT ........................................................................... 25
4-4 DIAGNOSTIC TAB.................................................................................... 45
4-5 ACTION MENU....................................................................................... 46
4-6 CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORKING SETTINGS WITH WINDOWS XP.......... 47
CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................ 49
5-1 HOW TO OBTAIN HELP WITH YOUR LAN INSTALLATION..................................... 49
5-2 COMMON INSTALLATION PROBLEMS ............................................................ 49
5-3 CONFIGURING NETWORKING CLIENTS AND PROTOCOLS..................................... 50
5-4 UNINSTALLING AN ORINOCO WIRELESS CLIENT............................................. 51
5-5 RANGE ................................................................................................ 54
5-6 LED INDICATORS ................................................................................... 55
5-7 COMMON TECHNICAL SUPPORT QUESTIONS ................................................... 55