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Buen manual de instrucciones
Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones Adaptec AWN-8030. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica Adaptec AWN-8030 o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.
¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?
El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Adaptec AWN-8030 se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.
Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Adaptec AWN-8030, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.
Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?
Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Adaptec AWN-8030 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Adaptec AWN-8030
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Adaptec AWN-8030
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Adaptec AWN-8030
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas
¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?
Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Adaptec AWN-8030 no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Adaptec AWN-8030 y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Adaptec en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Adaptec AWN-8030, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.
¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?
Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Adaptec AWN-8030, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.
Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Adaptec AWN-8030. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.
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R Adaptec Ultra W ir eless TM for Notebooks User’ s Guide[...]
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ii Copyright © 2002 Adaptec, Inc. All right s reserved. No part of this pub lication may be repr oduced, stored in a retrieval syste m, or tr ansmitted in any f orm or by any means, electr onic, mechanical, photocopyi ng, recor ding or otherwise, without the prior written co nsent of Adaptec, Inc., 69 1 South Milpitas Blvd., Milp itas, CA 95035. T[...]
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iii Adaptec T echnical Support If you have questions ab out installing or using your Adaptec product, chec k this document first—you will find answers to most of your ques tions here. If you need further assistance, use the support options listed below . T echnica l Suppo rt Id entificati on (TSID ) Number ■ Before contacting T echnical Support[...]
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iv Limited 2-Y ear Hardware W arranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be fr ee from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of pur chase. If the product should become de fective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or re place [...]
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v Adaptec Software Li cense Agreement PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y : THE USE OF THIS SOF TW ARE IS SUBJECT TO THE SOF TW ARE LICENSE TERMS OF ADAPTEC, INC. AND OTHER LICENSORS WHOSE SOF TW ARE MA Y BE BUNDLED WITH THIS PRODU CT . BY YOUR USE OF THE SO F TW ARE INCLU DED WITH THIS PRODU CT YOU AGREE TO THE LICENSE TERMS REQUIRED BY THE LICENSOR OF THA T S[...]
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vi 7. Limited W arranty . Adaptec and its Licensor warrant only that the media upon which the Software is furnished will be free fr om defect s in material or workmanship under normal use and service for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of delivery to you. ADAP TEC AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT AND CANNOT W ARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESUL TS Y[...]
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vii Regulatory Comp liance Statements Federal Commun ications Commission Radio Frequenc y Interference Statement W ARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible fo r compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the lim[...]
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1 In this Guide Getting Star ted 2 Installation T ask List 3 Installing the Wireless PC Card 4 Installing the De vice Dr iver 6 Installing the Adapte c Wireless Utility 17 Disabling Zero Configuration (Windows XP only) 21 Installing Network Protocols 23 Connecting to the WLAN 27 Checking Y our Network Connection 30 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN[...]
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2 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Getting Started This User ’ s Guide provides detailed instr uctions for installing and configuring the Adaptec A WN-8030 Ultra W ireless for Notebooks PC Card. See the Inst allation T ask List on page 3 for an overview of the installation process. This Guide also includes a basic overview of [...]
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3 Installation T ask List Installation T ask List T o successfully install your W irele ss PC Car d, complete each of these tasks, in or der: ❏ If you are unfamiliar with wir eless technology or LANs, r ead About Wir eless T echnology and LANs on page 42 for a basic overview . ❏ Install the W ireless PC Car d. See page 4 . ❏ Install the devic[...]
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4 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Installing the W ir eless PC Car d Y our W ireless PC Card, shown below , has a 68-pin connector that attaches to the PC car d port of your notebook computer , and two LEDs that help you monitor the status of your wireless connection. T o install the W ireless PC Card, slide it into your notebo[...]
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5 Installing the Wireless PC Card Removing the Wireless PC Car d Y o ur Wirel es s PC C ard is hot-swappable , which means that you can remove it while your computer is running. Caution: T o pr event data loss, stop all data transmission before yo u re m ov e th e W ire le s s P C Ca rd . T o rem o ve th e Wirel es s PC Ca rd: 1 St op t he W ire l [...]
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6 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Installing the Device Driver Before you continue, ensure that y ou have: ❏ Reviewed About Wir eless T echnology and LANs on page 42 for a basic overview of WLANs. ❏ Installed the W ireless PC Car d. See page 4 . The next step on the Install ation T ask List ( page 3 ) is to install the devi[...]
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7 Installing the Device Driver Windows XP Driver Inst allation T o install the device driver on W indows XP: 1 Install the W ireless PC Car d into your computer . See page 4 . Power on your computer , if it isn’t already r unning. W indows XP automatically detects the W ire l es s PC C ard and opens the Found New Har dware W izard. 2 Insert the U[...]
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8 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 5 Click Finish . The device driver installation is complete. W indows XP automatically begins the next installation task by opening the softwar e installation wizar d for the Adaptec W ireless Utility . Go to Installing the Adaptec Wir eless Utility on page 17 to continue.[...]
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9 Installing the Device Driver Windows 2000 Driver Installation T o install the devi ce driver on W indows 2000: 1 Install the W ireless PC Car d into your computer . See page 4 . Power on your computer , if it isn’t already r unning. W indows 2000 automatically detects the Wi r e l e s s P C C a r d and opens the Found New Har dware W izard. 2 C[...]
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10 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 4 Insert the Ultra W ireless for Notebooks CD into your CD-ROM drive. 5 Select CD-ROM driver , then click Next . 6 Click Next .[...]
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11 Installing the Device Driver 7 Click Ye s . 8 Click Finish . The device driver installation is complete. W indows 2000 automatically begins t he next installation task by opening the software installation wizard for the Adaptec W ireless Utility . Go to Installing the Adaptec W ireless Utility on page 17 to continue.[...]
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12 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Windows Me Driver Installation T o install the device dri ver on W indows Me: 1 Install the W ireless PC Card into your computer . See page 4 . Power on your computer , if it isn’t already r unning. W indows Me automatically detects the W ireless PC Car d and op en s th e A dd N ew H ard wa [...]
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13 Installing the Device Driver 4 Click Finish . 5 Click Ye s to restart your computer . When the restart is complete, W i ndows Me a utomatically begins the next installation task by opening the software ins tallation wizard for the Adaptec W ireless Utility . Go to Installing the Adaptec Wir eless Utility on page 17 to continue.[...]
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14 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Windows 98SE Driver Installation T o install the device dri ver on W indows 98SE: 1 Install the W ireless PC Card into your computer . See page 4 . Power on your computer , if it isn’t already r unning. W indows 98SE automatica lly detects the W ire l es s P C Card and op en s th e A dd N ew[...]
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15 Installing the Device Driver 4 Insert the Ultra W ireless for No tebooks CD into your CD-ROM drive. 5 Select CD-ROM drive , then click Next . 6 Click Next . W indows 98SE copies files to your hard drive.[...]
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16 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 7 Click Finish . 8 Click Ye s to restart your computer . When the re start is complete, W indows 98SE automatically begins the next installation task by opening the software installation wizard for the Adaptec W i reless Utility . Go to Installing the Adaptec Wir eless Utility on page 17 to co[...]
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17 Installing the Adaptec Wireless Utility Installing the Adaptec W ir eless Utility Before you continue, make sure that you have: ❏ Reviewed About Wir eless T echnology and LANs on page 42 for a basic overview of WLANs. ❏ In st a ll ed t he W ire le s s P C C ard . Se e page 4 . ❏ Installed the device d river . See page 6 . The next step on [...]
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18 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 2 The installation wizard choose s a default destination folder for the software files. Clic k Next to accept the default dest ination (recommended ), or click Browse to select an alternate destination. 3 Y ou can choose where to stor e program icons in the Pr ogram Folder . T ype a new folder[...]
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19 Installing the Adaptec Wireless Utility 4 Click Next . 5 The software inst allation begins. The Setup Status appears on screen. 6 Click Finish .[...]
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20 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Note: W indows XP users only —W indows XP has a built-in configuration application called Zer o Configuration, which automatically takes over as the default utility for your W ireless PC Car d . When the Adaptec W ireless Utility installation is complete, a message appears tell ing you that [...]
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21 Disabling Zero Configuration (Windows XP only) Disabling Zer o Configuration (W indows XP only) Although the Adaptec W ireless Utility is installed on your W indows XP system, W indows XP has a built-in configuration application called Zero Configuration that automatically takes over as the default utility for your W irele ss PC Card. T o use th[...]
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22 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 3 Ensure that the Use W indows to configure my wireless network settings box is deselected, then click OK . 4 Open the Adaptec W ireless Util ity . (See page 28 .) If the Adaptec W ireless Utility is already running, close it and re-open it. Ensure chec kbox is empty .[...]
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23 Installing Network Protocols Installing Network Pr otocols Before you continue, make sure that you have compl eted these tasks: ❏ Reviewed About Wir eless T echnology and LANs on page 42 for a basic overview of WLANs. ❏ In st a ll ed t he W ire le s s P C C ard . Se e page 4 . ❏ Installed the device d river . See page 6 . ❏ Installed the[...]
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24 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Windows 98SE/Me User s T o install the appropri ate network pr otocols: 1 Fro m the Start me nu, clic k Settings , then click Control Panel . 2 Double-click Network and check that the network pr otocol isn’t already installed. All installed protocols are listed under the Configuratio n tab. [...]
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25 Installing Network Protocols 3 Select Adaptec W ireless PC Card , then click Add . 4 Select Protocol , then click Add .[...]
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26 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 5 Under Manufacturers, sel ect Microsoft , under Network Protocols, select TCP/IP , then click OK . The system updates the network configuration. 6 Click Ye s to restart your computer . 7 See Connecting to the WLAN on page 27 to continue with your last Installation T ask.[...]
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27 Connecting to the WLAN Connecting to the WLAN Before you continue, make sure that you have: ❏ Reviewed About Wir eless T echnology and LANs on page 42 for a basic overview of WLANs. ❏ In st a ll ed t he W ire le s s P C C ard . Se e page 4 . ❏ Installed the device d river . See page 6 . ❏ Installed the A daptec W ireless Utilit y . See p[...]
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28 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide T o connect your W ireless PC Car d to your WLAN: 1 Open the Adaptec W ireless Utility by double-clicking the Adaptec W ireless Utility icon on your taskbar . 2 Click the Config uration tab. a Ensure that the Operating Mode setting is correct for your WLAN. Each st ation on your WL AN must be [...]
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29 Connecting to the WLAN 3 Click the Encryption tab. a Ensure that the Encryption Key Length setting is corr ect for your WL AN. Each station on your W LAN must have the same Encryption Key Le ngth setting. If your other WLAN stations are set to Disabled, you must set your W ireless PC Car d to Disabled. If your other WLAN stations have Encr yptio[...]
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30 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Checking Y our Network Connection Y ou can check the status of your network connection thr ee ways: ■ Look at the Link LED on your W ireless PC Car d. If the LED is flashing, the adapter is search ing for a connection. If it’s glowing steady , the wireless connection is made. If it’s dar[...]
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31 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN Y ou can use the Adaptec W ireless Utility to change the set-up of your WLAN by: ■ Changing the operating mode. See page 32 . ■ Choosing a specific AP . See page 33 . ■ Changing the Encryption (WEP) settings. See page 34 . ■ Changing the tr ansfer rate . See page 37 . ?[...]
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32 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Changing the Operating Mode The Adaptec W ireless Utility offers two possible operating modes: ■ Ad-hoc mode (so metimes referred to as peer-to- peer mode ) allows two computers to connect to each other in wireless-to- wirele ss (or peer-to-peer) communication. ■ Infrastructure mode allows[...]
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33 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN Choosing an Access P oint Y ou can choose to connect to a specific AP fr om a list of all APs currently avail able to your W irele ss PC Card. Y ou might want to do this if you want to connect to a dif ferent WLAN. T o connect to a specific AP: 1 Open the Adaptec W ireless Utility . S ee Step 1 on page 28 . 2 Cl[...]
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34 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Changing the Encryption Settings Wir ed Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security feature that encrypts the data being sent over th e radio waves of your WLAN. Disabled encryption allows your W ireless devices to s hare data in plain text. The default Encryption Key Length setting is Disabled . S[...]
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35 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN 3 In the Encryption (WEP) drop-down box, select the setting you want. 4 If you select either 64-Bit or 128-Bit , you must create WEP keys, which control encryption, and set a default key . (The default key determines which of the four key sets is use d for encryption and decryption.) See the next section to cont[...]
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36 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Creating the Keys with a P assphrase 1 Click Create with Passphrase , then type in your chosen word or phrase in the Passphrase text box. As you type, the Adaptec W ireless Utility will auto-generate the requir ed keys and set a default key . (In the example below , the passphrase lomce vak ge[...]
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37 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN Changing the T ransfer Rate The default transfer rate setting, Auto Rate , allows your W ireless PC Card to automatically adjust its transfer speed for optimal performance and the longest operating range. Adaptec r ecommends that whenever possible, you maintain the Auto Rate setting. However , if your W ireless [...]
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38 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Enabling the P ower Saving Mode Y ou can enable the Power Saving Mode if you want your W ireless PC Card to enter sleep mode when not transmitting data. To e n a b l e P o w e r S a v i n g M o d e : 1 Open the Adaptec W ireless Utility . See Step 1 on page 28 . 2 Click the Config uration tab.[...]
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39 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN Saving and Using Configuration Pr ofiles Y o u c a n s a v e y o u r Wi r e l e s s P C C a r d s e t - u p s i n d i f f e r e n t p r o f i le s f o r use in dif ferent working envir onments. Using saved profiles rem ov e s t he ne e d t o s e t u p ( rec o nf ig u re) yo ur W i rel es s PC Ca rd each time you[...]
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40 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide T r oubleshooting If you encounter dif ficulties installi ng or using your W ireles s PC Card, work through these troubleshooting tips. My computer cannot link to the ot her Wireless devices on the WLAN. En su re th a t y ou h a ve co n fi gu re d y o ur W i rel es s PC C ard to w o rk with th[...]
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41 T roubleshooting 3 Select an AP , then click Connect . If a link is made, the Adaptec W ireless Utility icon turns gr een (see page 30 ) and the Link LED on your W ireless PC Car d lights up. If no link is made, click the Link tab. If the Link Quality or Signal Str ength values are lower than 25 per cent, it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to[...]
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42 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide About W ir eless T echnology and LANs This section pr ovides a general overview o f W ireless technology and LANs. Ther e are many books and W e b sites dedicated to this topic that can provide a mor e compr ehensive explanation . What’ s a LAN? A network is a gr oup of computers that are co[...]
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43 About Wireless T echnology and LANs What About Security? Y ou have multipl e options for adding security to your WLAN. Set security according to th e needs of your network. ■ Y ou can limit access to parts of the network by setting passwords and creating special shar ed files. Refer to your operating system’s documentation for mor e informat[...]
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44 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide T echnical Specifications Standards IEEE 802.1 1b PCMCIA 2.1 and JEIDA 4.2 standard Channels 1 1 ch annels (US, Canada) 13 channels (Europe) 14 channels (Japan) Antenna Built-in str ip antenna Frequency 2.4 to 2.4835 GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) Data Rate Up to 1 1 Mbps Operating R[...]
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45 Glossary Glossary Access P oint An Access Point (AP) is a w ired contr oller that sends data to the wireless NICs installed in your network computers, and r eceives data back from them. An AP is often connected to the network computer that has Inte rnet access, or is directly connected to the Internet by a DSL or cable modem. The AP then allows [...]
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46 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide firewall A firewall is a security d evice th at helps prevent users outside your network from accessing your LA N or W LAN. A firewall use s special software that keeps unauthori zed users out of your network. hot-swap T o hot-swap is to r emove or atta ch a device without first shutting off y[...]
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47 Glossary netw ork protocols Network protocols ar e rules that determine how devices on a network communicate with each other . NIC Stands for Network Interface Car d . A W ireless NIC is a computer card (such as a W ireless PCI adapter , W ireless P C Card, or W ireless USB adapter) that lets your computer link to a WLAN. operating mode Ad-hoc m[...]
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48 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide transfer ra te The transfer rate is the s peed at which your W i re less device is sending data . It is expressed in Mbps. The default transfer rate setting, Auto Rate (or Automatic ), allows your W ireless device to automatically adjust its transfer speed for optimal performance and the longe[...]
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49 Glossary Wireless Network ID The W ireless Network ID (also refe rred to as the SSID) is like a secret cod e that your AP and your W ireless device s share to prevent unautho rized us ers from accessing your WL AN. Y our W i re l es s d e vi c e s ca n o n ly c o n ne c t t o y o u r A P i f t h ey h a v e th e s a me SS I D a s t h e AP . W i r[...]
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R Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA © 2002 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictio ns. Part Number: 513357-06, Ver. AA, LB 09/02[...]