User Manual

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Using the Notebook PC 4
These are examples of the Notebook PC
connected to a Wireless Network�
Desktop PC
PDA
Notebook PC
Access
Point
Desktop PC
PDA
Notebook PC
Wireless LAN Connection (on selected models)
The optional built-in wireless LAN is a compact easy-to-use wireless Ethernet adapter. Implementing
the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LAN (WLAN), the optional built-in wireless LAN is capable of
fast data transmission rates using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Orthogonal Frequency
Division Multiplexing (OFDM) technologies on 2.4GHz/5GHz frequencies. The optional built-in wire-
less LAN is backward compatible with the earlier IEEE 802.11 standards allowing seamless interfacing
of wireless LAN standards.
The optional built-in wireless LAN is a client adapter that supports Infrastructure and Ad-hoc modes
giving you exibility on your existing or future wireless network congurations for distances up to 40
meters between the client and the access point.
To provide efcient security to your wireless communication, the optional built-in wireless LAN comes
with a 64-bit/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
features.
Ad-hoc mode
The Ad-hoc mode allows the Notebook PC to connect
to another wireless device. No access point (AP) is
required in this wireless environment.
(All devices must install optional 802�11 wireless LAN adapters�)
Infrastructure mode
The Infrastructure mode allows the Notebook PC and
other wireless devices to join a wireless network cre-
ated by an Access Point (AP) (sold separately) that
provides a central link for wireless clients to commu-
nicate with each other or with a wired network.
(All devices must install optional 802�11 wireless LAN adapters�)