User's Manual

Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001
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specify ESSID up to 32 characters. Please note that it is case sensitive (i.e.,
WINMATE is different from Winmate or winmate). If you want your station to
connect to the wired network through an AP, you should obtain the ESSID of that AP
from your system administrator. You can enter “ANY” (which is also the default
value) as the ESSID, and the WLAN card will search for an available AP, if there is
any, to associate with.
Select the Transmission rate. This will not affect the receiving rate because the rate of
the receiving station is determined by that of the transmission station.
WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. It served like a network password and is an
optional information to add the security of the wireless communication. The stations,
either in Ad-Hoc mode or Infrastructure mode, should have the same WEP to
associate with the other station. Please bear in mind that the WEP keys must be in
HEX and in two characters per byte formats. You can store up to four sets of WEP
KEYs in the field WEP KEY #1 to WEP KEY #4, and select among one of them in
the field WEP KEY, or simply use the value “None” if you do not want the WEP
option.
Now you can enjoy the convenience and speed of wireless connection to the network!