SpeedStream Wireless PCI Adapter User’s Manual
Appendix A – FAQ
1.What is the IEEE 802.11 standard?
The IEEE 802.11 is a wireless LAN industry standard, and the objective of IEEE 802.11 is to make sure that different manufactures’ wireless LAN devices can communicate to each other.
2.What is WEP?
As described in the IEEE 802.11 standard, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm.
3.My desktop PC cannot recognize the Wireless Network PCI Adapter.
Check that the Adapter is inserted into the PCI slot of your desktop PC properly (check this when the PC is powered off).
Also make sure that the PCI controller is enabled in the BIOS of your desktop PC.
Try installing the card in a different PCI slot.
4.In Infrastructure mode, my desktop PC cannot communicate with the other PCs on the network.
First, make sure that the SSID is the same as the others PCs.
Check if WEP is enabled on the Access Point, if it is, set your Adapter’s WEP setting the same as that of the Access Point.
Also check the Access Point’s Authentication Type and Preamble Type to ensure those settings match.
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Make sure the SSID and the Channel settings are the same as the other wireless stations.
Check if WEP settings are the same on all wireless stations.
Check the Network Properties, make sure proper protocol is installed and File and Printer Sharing is enabled.
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