User's Manual

Octopus CardBus
TwinMOS
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INTRODUCTION
The Octopus Card Bus adapter is a wireless network client that complies with the IEEE 802.11b
standard on wireless LANs. The IEEE 802.11b standards compliance means this adapter gives you the
flexibility to connect it to any 802.11b network. The IEEE 802.11b Ethernet standard allows you to
connect computers and devices at speeds up to 11Mbps, dependent upon the distance between wireless
adapters, the configuration of your working environment, or the capabilities or limitations of your
computer systems.
This Octopus Card Bus Adapter supports following WLAN features：
z Automatic transmit data rate select mechanism in the transmit range of 1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbps.
z Center frequency channel selection (2.4 GHz)
z Roaming over multiple channels.
z Supports 32-bit Card Bus interface
z Supports power save mode
z Support TKIP and AES advanced WLAN security
z 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption.
z Plug and Play installation
This Octopus Card Bus comes with software drivers for the most popular Microsoft Windows operating
systems and can be integrated into a larger network, running Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows
ME, or Windows 98 in either Ad-Hoc mode or infrastructure mode. This manual provides a quick
introduction to wireless technology and its application as it relates to networking. Take a moment to read
through this manual and familiarize you with wireless technology. You should also give yourself some
time to become familiar with your new wireless network.