User Manual

About WaveLAN/IEEE
Connecting to a Network
WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card 1-17
Connecting to a Network 1
You can use your WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card to
connect to Local Area Network (LAN) systems that include Lucent
Technologies WavePOINT-II access points.
The WavePOINT-II access point is a transparent bridge between:
■ WaveLAN stations that have been equipped with IEEE 802.11
compliant PC Cards.
■ WaveLAN stations that have been equipped with previous
generation WaveLAN cards such as WaveLAN/PCMCIA and
WaveLAN/ISA.
■ Ethernet stations that are connected to the WavePOINT-II
device via a 10Base-T or 10Base2 backbone.
To allow communication between your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11
station and the Infrastructure, the access point must be equipped
with an IEEE 802.11 compliant WaveLAN card.
WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 networks are identified by a unique
WaveLAN Network Name. All WavePOINT-II units that belong to
the same WaveLAN Infrastructure will share the same WaveLAN
Network Name.
You can configure your WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card to:
■ “Connect to Any IEEE 802.11 LAN”
■ “Connect to a Specific IEEE 802.11 LAN”, or
■ “Create a ‘Stand-Alone’ IEEE 802.11 LAN” (also referred to as
"ad-hoc mode").