User's Manual

Laputa MiniPCI
TwinMOS
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INTRODUCTION
The Laputa MiniPCI 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
IEEE802.11b 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 Laputa MiniPCI Adapter is：
z Wi-Fi certified by the WECA. This means that your Laputa MiniPCI
adapter is compatible with other supplier’s IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN
products.
z Fully compatible with any other WLAN system base on Direct Sequence
Spread Spectrum (DSSS) radio technology.
z Compatible with the mini-PCI revision 1.0 specification (Oct. 25, 1999)
This Laputa MiniPCI 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 Power Management.
z 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption.
This Laputa MiniPCI 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 Peer-to-Peer
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.