Manual

User’s Manual 1-7
Introduction
Software
Special features
The following features are either unique to TOSHIBA computers or are
advanced features, which make the computer more convenient to use.
Wireless LAN The Wireless LAN feature is not available on all
models. Where present, it supports the B and G
standard but it is compatible with other LAN
systems based on Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum / Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing radio technology that complies with
the IEEE 802.11 Standard.
■ Automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism in
the transmit range of 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12,
9 and 6 Mbit/s. (IEEE 802.11g)
■ Automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism in
the transmit range of 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbit/s.
(IEEE 802.11b)
■ Roaming over multiple channels
■ Card Power Management
■ Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data
encryption, based on 128 bit encryption
algorithm.
■ Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) data
encryption, based on 128 bit encryption
algorithm.
Operating System Windows
®
XP Home Edition operating system
and TOSHIBA Utilities and drivers pre-installed
on the hard disk. Refer to the Software section at
the front of this chapter.
TOSHIBA Utilities A number of utilities and drivers are pre-installed
to make your computer more convenient to use.
Refer to the Utilities section in this chapter.
Plug and Play When you connect an external device to the
computer or when you install a component,
Plug and Play capability enables the system to
recognize the connection and make the
necessary configurations automatically.
Please note that the descriptions for starting some special features are
based on setting the Control Panel to Category View. On Classic view
the description is different.