User's Manual

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Contents
About This Manual............................................................................................................................................ V
Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................1
Wireless LAN Basics ........................................................................................................................................2
Local Area Network (LAN)..........................................................................................................................................................................2
Ad-Hoc Mode .................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Infrastructure Mode......................................................................................................................................................................................4
Roaming..........................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card ....................................................................................................7
System Requirements ......................................................................................................................................7
Installing Wireless LAN Driver and Software ......................................................................................................8
Chapter 3 Using Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility ...........................................................................11
Accessing Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility ..........................................................................................12
Notice When Assessing Broadcom Utility under Windows XP........................................................................................................... 12
Wireless Networks Tab ...................................................................................................................................15
Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network ........................................................................................................................................ 15
Configuring a New Wireless Network Connection............................................................................................................................... 17