User's Manual

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System Requirements
In order to use a Symphony HomeRF Base Station, you must have the
following:
❑ An external, Ethernet-ready device that provides broadband Internet
access, such as a cable modem, DSL modem, or ISDN router (one of
these devices is required to share Internet access)
OR
❑ An Ethernet hub or a computer with an Ethernet card already
installed (one of these devices is required to communicate with an
Ethernet network)
❑ An account with an ISP (Internet Service Provider); this is required to
share Internet access with the wireless network
❑ At least one Symphony HomeRF adapter installed in a computer run-
ning Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows 2000 Professional with
a minimum 486/66 MHz processor, a minimum of 16 MB of RAM,
and a minimum of 10 MB of hard disk space available
Note:
The Symphony software to configure and manage a Base Station
does not support Windows 95 or Windows 2000 Server.
Interoperability Between Symphony Products
Proxim’s Symphony HomeRF products can operate at four data rates: 10
Mbps, 5 Mbps, 1.6 Mbps, and 800 Kbits/sec.
When operating at 1.6 Mbps or 800 Kbits/sec, the Symphony HomeRF prod-
ucts are compatible with Proxim’s Symphony-HRF product line (PC Card,
USB Adapter, and Cordless Gateway).
Note:
The Symphony HomeRF products are not interoperable with
OpenAir-based Symphony product, namely the Symphony Cord-
less Modem, Symphony Ethernet Bridge, Symphony PC Card,
Symphony PNP ISA Card, and the Symphony PCI Card.