changed or dynamically assigned by the network, the MAC address of a networking device is permanent.
üWhat is WEP?
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a type of data encryption mechanism described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
üCould I implement the driver/utility installations on another operating system, e.g. Windows 98SE, 2000 and ME? Are there any differences of driver/utility installa- tions among these different operating systems?
Yes, you can. All the installation mentioned in this user’s manual could be implemented on Windows 98SE/ME/200/XP and there will be no difference.
üCan Wireless products support printer sharing?
Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products. Therefore, Wireless products can work with Netware, Windows NT/2000/XP, or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing.
üWhat is DSSS？What is FHSS？And what are their differences?
Frequency-hopping-spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchro- nized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel. To an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise. Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). The longer the chip, the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered. Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without-the need for retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers.
üWhat is Spread Spectrum?
Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread –spectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS).