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Contents
About This Manual........................................................................................................................................................ V
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................................................................................................................................................. 7
Installing Wireless LAN Driver and Software .............................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 3 Using Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility ................................................................................. 11
Accessing Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility ................................................................................................. 12
Notice When Assessing Broadcom Utility under Windows XP................................................................................................12
Wireless Networks Tab ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network ..........................................................................................................................15
Configuring a New Wireless Network Connection..................................................................................................................17