User's Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1
Wireless LAN Basics ....................................................................................................................................... 2
Local Area Network (LAN)............................................................................................................................ 2
Wireless Network Topologies........................................................................................................................ 3
802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g ..................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2 Installing the Driver and Utility Software......................................................................................... 7
System Requirements...................................................................................................................................... 8
Installing the driver and software ...................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 3 Utility Configuration.......................................................................................................................15
Accessing the Atheros Configuration Utility ......................................................................................................15
Note to Windows XP Users..........................................................................................................................16
Network Basic Configuration ...........................................................................................................................17
General Tab ...............................................................................................................................................17
Security Tab...............................................................................................................................................19
Advanced Tab ............................................................................................................................................24
Connecting to an Existing Network ..................................................................................................................27