User's Manual

Chapter 1

Introduction

This Chapter provides an overview of the Wireless Access Point's features

and capabilities.

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Wireless Access Point. The Wireless Access

Point links your 802.11a or 802.11b/g Wireless Stations to your wired LAN. The Wireless

stations and devices on the wired LAN are then on the same network, and can communicate

with each other without regard for whether they are connected to the network via a Wireless or

wired connection.

Figure 1: Wireless Access Point

The auto-sensing capability of the Wireless Access Point allows packet transmission up to

54Mbps for maximum throughput, or automatic speed reduction to lower speeds when the

environment does not permit maximum throughput.

Features of your Wireless Access Point

The Wireless Access Point incorporates many advanced features, carefully designed to provide

sophisticated functions while being easy to use.

•

Standards Compliant. The Wireless Access Point complies with the IEEE802.11g

(DSSS) specifications for Wireless LANs.

• Supports 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g Wireless Stations. The Wireless Access

Point supports both the 2.4GHz (802.11b/802.11g) and 5.0GHz (802.11a) bands. This

allows all wireless stations (802.11b, 802.11a, and 802.11g ) to use the Access Point.

• 108Mbps Wireless Connections. On both the 2.4GHz (802.11b & 802.11g) and 5GHz

(802.11a) bands, 108Mbps connections are available to compatible clients.