User Manual

Installation for MS-DOS
Setup the WaveLAN Parameters
WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card User’s Guide D-11
Table D-2 WaveLAN DOS ODI Driver Parameters
Parameter Description
1 Station Name Alphanumeric string with a maximum of 32
ASCII characters that will identify your
computer on the network when using the
WaveMANAGER/CLIENT diagnostics tool.
Valid Values: any character in the range of
“A-Z”, “a-z” and “0-9”.
Enter your value between “quotes”.
2 Network Type Use this parameter to select the type of
network to which you wish to connect your
computer.
Valid values: 1 or 3.
■ 1 will connect your computer to an
anonymous Ad-hoc workgroup (BSS)
■ 3 Will connect your computer to an IEEE
802.11 Infrastructure (ESS) identified by
parameter 2a “WaveLAN Network Name”.
2a WaveLAN Network
Name
Alphanumeric string with a maximum of 32
ASCII characters that identifies the network
to which you would like to connect your
computer.
This parameter is only used when you
selected the Network Type “Infrastructure”.
Valid Values: any character in the range of
“A-Z”, “a-z” and “0-9” where:
■ The value “ANY” enables your station to
connect to any IEEE 802.11 compliant
network (see also “Closed System”).
■ A “user-defined name” allows your station
to connect to a specific network only. This
value should match the value as set for
the WavePOINT-II access points in your
network.