User Manual

TwinMOS Laputa PCI
TwinMOS
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INTRODUCTION
The Laputa PCI adapter is a wireless network client that complies with the IEEE 802.11b standard on
wireless LANs. The IEEE 802.11b standards compliance means this adapter gives you the flexibility to
connect it to any 802.11b network. The IEEE802.11b Ethernet standard allows you to connect computers
and devices at speeds up to 11Mbps, dependent upon the distance between wireless adapters, the
configuration of your working environment, or the capabilities or limitations of your computer systems.
This Laputa PCI Adapter is：
 Wi-Fi certified by the WECA. This means that your Laputa PCI adapter is compatible with other
supplier’s IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN products.
 Fully compatible with any other WLAN system base on Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(DSSS) radio technology.
 Compatible with the PCI revision 1.0 specification (Oct. 25, 1999)
This Laputa PCI Adapter supports following WLAN features：
 Automatic transmit data rate select mechanism in the transmit range of 1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbps.
 Center frequency channel selection (2.4 GHz)
 Roaming over multiple channels.
 Power Management.
 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption.
This Laputa PCI comes with software drivers for the most popular Microsoft Windows operating
systems and can be integrated into a larger network, running Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows
ME, or Windows 98 in either Peer-to-Peer mode or Infrastructure mode. This manual provides a quick
introduction to wireless technology and its application as it relates to networking. Take a moment to read
through this manual and familiarize you with wireless technology. You should also give yourself some
time to become familiar with your new wireless network.