User Manual

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Chapter 1
Introduction
This Chapter provides an overview of the Wireless 3-in-1 Companion's fea-
tures and capabilities.
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Wireless 3-in-1 Companion. The Wireless 3-in-1
Companion can function in any of 3 modes:
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Wireless Access Point for 802.11b and 802.11g Wireless Stations.
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AP/Router providing Broadband LAN/WAN Access for all wireless stations.
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Client Mode converting your PC Ethernet port to a wireless interface.
There is also a Config Mode to make it easy to connect to the Wireless 3-in-1 Companion and
change its configuration.
Features
The Wireless 3-in-1 Companion incorporates many advanced features, carefully designed to
provide sophisticated functions while being easy to use.
General
• Compact Size. Both the Wireless 3-in-1 Companion and its power supply are small and
light, making it easy to move from one location to another as required.
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Easy Setup. Use your WEB browser for configuration. In Config Mode, you don't even
have to know the IP address of the Wireless 3-in-1 Companion.
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Configuration File Upload/Download. You can Save (download) the configuration
data from the Wireless 3-in-1 Companion to your PC, and restore (upload) a previously-
saved configuration file to the Wireless 3-in-1 Companion.
If used in many different environments , this make it easy to change the configuration to
match the current environment.
Wireless
• Standards Compliant. The Wireless 3-in-1 Companion complies with the IEEE802.11g
(DSSS) specifications for Wireless LANs.
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Supports both 802.11b and 802.11g Wireless Stations. The 802.11g standard
provides for backward compatibility with the 802.11b standard, so both 802.11b and
802.11g Wireless stations can be used simultaneously.
• Speeds to 54Mbps. All speeds up to the 802.11g maximum of 54Mbps are supported.
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WEP support. Support for WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is included. Key sizes of
64 Bit and 128 Bit are supported.
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WPA-PSK support. The WPA-PSK standard for data encryption is supported. This
standard provides better encryption ;than WEP.
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Wireless MAC Access Control. The Wireless Access Control feature can check the
MAC address (hardware address) of Wireless stations to ensure that only trusted Wireless
Stations can access your LAN.
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