Network Computing Devices Wireless Ethernet Adapter GW-EN11H User Manual

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GeoWave GW-EN11H Wireless Ethernet Adapter User's Manual

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Q4: Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless

network?

A: This will depend on whether or not the application is designed to be used over a network.

Consult the application’s user guide to determine if it supports operation over a network.

Q5: Can I play computer games with other members of the wireless network?

A: Yes, as long as the game supports multiple players over a LAN (local area network).

Refer to the game’s user guide for more information.

Q6: What is the IEEE 802.11b standard?

A: The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a

standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different

manufacturers to communicate.

Q7: What’s Ad-hoc?

A: An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected

as an independent wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale

for a branch or SOHO operation.

Q8: What is Infrastructure?

A: An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration.

Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or

wireless application for mobile workers.

Q9: What is Roaming?

A: Roaming is the ability of a portable computer user to communicate continuously while

moving freely throughout an area greater than that covered by a single Wireless Network

Access Point. Before using the roaming function, the workstation must make sure that it is

the same SSID with the Wireless Access Point of dedicated coverage area.

Q10: What is Spread Spectrum?

A: Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the

military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed

to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In the other words,

more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off

produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the

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