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PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User's Manual Chapter 1 - Introduction Thank you for purchasing the PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card. This high-speed PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card provides you with an innovative wireless networking solution. The Adapter is easy to set up and use. With this innovative wireless technology, you can share files and printers on the network -without inconvenient wires! The Adapter is a network Adapter with a rate of 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps operating in the ISM band using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) transmission implementing the IEEE 802.11b standard. This Adapter provides Device Drivers for Windows Operating Systems. It also provides tools for the configuration of the Adapter. The tool, as well as the installation steps of the plug-and-play procedure for the Windows operating systems, is described in this document. Features The PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card offers compliance with the IEEE 802.11b specification. This feature allows them to communicate with other wireless devices that support the standard. Features of the Adapter are: l Uses 2.4GHz frequency band, which complies with worldwide requirement l Wireless interface following the IEEE 802.11b standard l Using PCMCIA interface l Enciphering/deciphering of wireless data by the implementation of the WEP algorithm l Wire-free access to networked resources from anywhere beyond the notebook l Allows users move between Access Points without resetting their connection reconfiguration l Delivers data rate up to 11 Mbps l Supports 11, 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps rates l Provide PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card Configuration utility l The Adapter uses external Antenna with LEDs indicating Power and Link l Supports most popular operating systems 5