User's Manual

Card will automatically start operation at the channel identified by the Wireless LAN

Access Point, when roaming between different access points the

station can

dynamically switch to another channel if required.

n For Wireless LAN Cards installed in Wireless clients that operating in a peer-to-peer

mode, the card will use the default channel 10.

n In a Wireless LAN Access Point, the Wireless LAN card will use the factory-set default

channel (printed in bold), unless the LAN Administrator selected a different channel

when configuring the Wireless LAN Access Point device.

Introduction

Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapters are reference designs based on the Atheros

AR5001 chipsets. These reference designs support all IEEE 802.11a data rates (6 to 54

Mbps), 802.11b data rates (1 to 11 Mbps), and 802.11g (1 to 54 Mbps). In the Atheros

Turbo Mode

, they support data rates up to 108 Mbps.

The Atheros Client Utility (ACU) is a user-mode utility designed to display information

and diagnostics pertaining to a selected Atheros NIC, as well as to allow users to edit

and add configuration profiles.

System Requirements

Laptop PC containing:

32-bit CardBus slot (or Desktop PC with PC Card-PCI adapter)

32 MB memory or greater

300 MHz processor or higher

Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition,

Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows XP,

or Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 6)

Package Contents

Make sure the following materials are available before beginning:

Atheros AR5001 Release v2.3

Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter, AR5BCB-00021B,

AR5BCB-00022A, AR5BMB-0022A, or Atheros customer station designs using

AR5001A or AR5001X chip sets