User Manual

PCI Wireless Network Card User’s Manual
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the PCI Wireless Network Card. This high-speed PCI
Wireless Network Card provides you with an innovative wireless networking
solution. The Card is easy to set up and use. With this innovative wireless
technology, you can share files and printers on the network—without inconvenient
wires!
The Card is a network card with a rate of 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps operating in the
ISM band using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) transmission
implementing the IEEE 802.11b standard. This card provides Device Drivers for
Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows ME. It also provides tools for the
configuration of the card. The tool, as well as the installation steps of the plug-
and-play procedure for the Microsoft Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows
2000 operating systems, is described in this document.
Features
The PCI Wireless Network Card offers compliance with the IEEE 802.11b
specification. This feature allows them to communicate with other wireless
devices that support the standard. Features of the card are:
 Uses 2.4GHz frequency band, which complies with worldwide
requirement
 Wireless interface following the IEEE 802.11b standard
 Using PCI interface
 Enciphering/deciphering of wireless data by the implementation of the
WEP algorithm
 Wire-free access to networked resources from anywhere beyond the
desktop
 Allows users move between Access Points without resetting their
connection reconfiguration
 Delivers data rate up to 11 Mbps
 Supports 11, 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps rates
 Provide PCI Wireless Network Card Configuration utility
 The Card uses external Antenna with LEDs indicating Power and Link
 Supports most popular operating systems: Window 98/2000 &
Windows ME