User's Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 W
IRELESS LAN OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 S
PECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 D
RIVERS....................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 LED I
NDICATORS FOR THE MODEL WL2400-ISA ....................................................................................................... 3
SECTION 2. NETWORK APPLICATIONS......................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 I
NSTAWAVE
TM
VS STRUCTURENET
TM
OPERATION ......................................................................................................... 4
2.2 A
DVANTAGE OF INSTAWAVE........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.3 A
DVANTAGE OF STRUCTURENET ................................................................................................................................. 5
2.4 R
OAMING ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
SECTION 3. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................... 6
3.1 U
NPACKING AND INSPECTION....................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 H
ARDWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 S
OFTWARE INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................................ 8
3.3.1 Windows 95/98 Driver Setup...................................................................................................................................... 8
3.3.2 Windows NT Driver Setup.......................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3.3 Network Environment Setup....................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3.4 TCP/IP Protocol Setup............................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 S
YSTEM TESTING UNDER WINDOWS 95/98:................................................................................................................ 10
3.5
ANTENNA INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................ 11
3.6 RF E
XPOSURE SAFETY INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................ 12
APPENDIX A....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE IEEE 802.11 STANDARD................................................................................. 13