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WLAN1500 Wireless PC LAN Card

Glossary

Channel: The radio channel of a wireless network, 1 through 11.

Connect: Connect to an available network, or connect to a network using a specific profi le.

Delete: Delete a named profi le.

Done: Save changes and close the window.

Edit: Edit a named profi le.

Name: Profi le name, such as, “Work” or “Home”.

Options: Used to create ad hoc and infrastructure networks, and start the ParkerVision- D2D user interface in the system tray.

Password: Enter a password, if required, to connect to a wireless network.

Profile: A record that contains information about a wireless network such as SSID, WEP keys, channel, and type of connection, e.g. AP or ad hoc.

Scan: Activates a search of all channels (1 through 11) searching for wireless networks.

Scanning…: Active indication of the scanning activity. If the radio seems to be in a state of continuous “Scan”, it is likely that there are no wireless networks available.

Signal: Signal strength.

Status: State of the wireless connection, either connected or not connected.

Speed: The speed of the connection measured in Mbps, (Megabits per second).

SSID: Service Set Identifi er. An identifi cation broadcast, (or not), by an access point or ad hoc node.

Type: Type of network, either infrastructure/access point, (AP), or ad hoc.

WEP: Wired equivalent privacy. A means of encrypting the radio signals, can be 40 bit, 64 bit, or 128 bit encryption.