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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