User's Manual

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Table of Co n ten ts
Chapter 1 - Introduction .................................................................................. 1
The Harmony Family .......................................................................................2
The Product Package .....................................................................................3
System Requirements ....................................................................................4
Chapter 2 - Installation .................................................................................... 5
Pre-installation Considerations ...................................................................... 5
Regulatory Warnings ................................................................................ 5
Windows ME and Windows 98 SE Installation CD Requirement ................6
Hardware Installation .................................................................................... 7
Software Installation ......................................................................................8
Windows ME/98 SE Installation Steps .....................................................8
Windows 2000 Installation Steps ........................................................... 10
Harmony Utility Installation Steps ...........................................................11
Chapter 3 - Wireless Topologies ..................................................................... 13
Ad Hoc ......................................................................................................... 13
Infrastructure ............................................................................................... 14
Connecting to a Single AP ...................................................................... 14
Roaming Between Multiple APs ...............................................................15
Chapter 4 - Configuration Parameters ............................................................ 17
The IEEE 802.11a Specification ......................................................................17
802.11a Software Parameters ....................................................................... 18
Network Mode ....................................................................................... 18
SSID ...................................................................................................... 18
Power Saving Mode ............................................................................... 19
2X Mode ................................................................................................ 19
Channel .................................................................................................20
Maximum Send Rate ..............................................................................20
RTS/CTS ................................................................................................. 21
Wired Equivalent Privacy ........................................................................ 21
WEP Key .................................................................................................22
Chapter 5 - Harmony Utility ............................................................................ 23
Status Monitor Icon ..................................................................................... 23
Configuration Utility .....................................................................................24
Association Information .........................................................................24
Station Configuration .............................................................................26
Security .................................................................................................28
Network Traffic Statistics ....................................................................... 31
Link Quality ...........................................................................................34
Version Information ............................................................................... 35