User's Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 7
Wireless LAN Basics................................................................................................................................................... 8
Local Area Network (LAN)....................................................................................................................................... 8
Wireless Network Topologies .................................................................................................................................. 9
802.11g.................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Chapter 2 Installing the Driver and Utility Software .............................................................................................. 13
System Requirements............................................................................................................................................... 14
Installing the driver and software .............................................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 3 Utility Configuration ................................................................................................................................ 21
Accessing the Atheros Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 21
Note to Windows XP Users ................................................................................................................................... 22
Network Basic Configuration..................................................................................................................................... 23
General Tab........................................................................................................................................................... 24
Security Tab........................................................................................................................................................... 25
Advanced Tab ....................................................................................................................................................... 30
Connecting to an Existing Network ........................................................................................................................... 33