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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 1
Wireless LAN Basics ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Local Area Network (LAN) .......................................................................................................................................................2
Ad-Hoc Mode ............................................................................................................................................................................3
Infrastructure Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................4
Roaming ....................................................................................................................................................................................5
Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card............................................................................................................ 7
System Requirements ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Installing Wireless LAN Driver and Software .............................................................................................................. 9
Basic Installation Procedures ...................................................................................................................................................9
General Guidelines for OS-Specific Situations .......................................................................................................................13
Chapter 3 Using Wireless LAN Utility .................................................................................................................... 15
Accessing Vendor’s Wireless LAN Utility .................................................................................................................. 16
Notice When Assessing Wireless LAN Utility under Windows XP ..........................................................................................17
Link Status Tab ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Configuration Tab...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Encryption Tab .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
