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Internal encryption/decryption engine executes IEEE 802.11 64-bit and 128-bit
WEP
• 3.3V and 1.8V power supplies needed and 5V tolerant I/Os
2 Wireless LAN basics
Wireless LAN network defined by IEEE 802.11b standard committee could be
Configure as: Ad Hoc wireless LAN or Infrastructure wireless LAN.
Ad Hoc network is a group of notebooks with wireless LAN PC cards, called a BSS
(Basic Service Set). These notebooks use their wireless LAN PC cards to
communicate with each other directly.
The most obvious differentiation between Infrastructure wireless network and
Ad Hoc wireless network is that the notebooks in Infrastructure wireless network
can make use of the resource in the Internet through Access Point.
To set up your notebook’s network as the type of “Ad Hoc” or “Infrastructure”
wireless network depends completely on your requirement. Generally, if your network
environment has an Access Point, it’s recommend that you set it as “Infrastructure”
mode to connect to the Internet.