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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
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FEATURES AND BENEFITS
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APPLICATIONS
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RELATED NETGEAR PRODUCTS
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CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE DRIVERS AND UTILITY FOR WINDOWS 98, ME, 2000, AND
XP
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CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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PACKAGE CONTENTS
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HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
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INSTALLING THE WIRELESS PCI ADAPTER
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CHAPTER 4: VERIFYING DRIVER INSTALLATION
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Verifying Driver Installation under Windows 98
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Verifying Driver Installation under Windows Me
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Verifying Driver Installation under Windows 2000
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Verifying Driver Installation under Windows XP
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CHAPTER 5: INSTALLING THE DRIVERS AND UTILITY FOR WINDOWS NT
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Installing Drivers Software for Windows NT
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Verifying Driver Installation
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CHAPTER 6: WIRELESS LAN CONFIGURATION
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WLAN CONFIGURATION UTILITY
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System Tray Applications (for all Windows users)
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WLAN Utility Parameter Modification
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Profile
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Security (WEP)
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ADAPTER PROPERTIES CONFIGURATION
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Device Properties Page
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Device Properties Modification
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CHAPTER 7: WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS
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WIRELESS NETWORK CONFIGURATION
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Ad-hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)
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Infrastructure Mode
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SERVICE SET IDENTIFICATION (SSID)
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AUTHENTICATION AND WEP ENCRYPTION
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WIRELESS CHANNEL SELECTION
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APPENDIX A: HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
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