User manual LINKSYS WPG11

[. . . ] Instant WirelessTM Series Wireless Presentation Gateway Use this guide to install: WPG11 User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wireless is a trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. [. . . ] 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. Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air?WLAN features two-fold protection in security. On the hardware side, as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology, it has the inherent security feature of scrambling. On the software side, the WLAN series offers the encryption function (WEP) to enhance security and access control. Users can set it up depending upon their needs. Can Instant Wireless products support file and printer sharing?Instant Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products. Therefore, Instant Wireless products can work with NetWare, Windows NT/2000, or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing. I am using 802. 11b-compliant wireless equipment but still cannot connect to my wireless network. Verify that you are using the same IP domain as that of your wireless network. Note: As with any Video system, image quality is only as good as the weakest link in the video signal chain. In most cases, that weakest link is the infrastructure cable. This especially holds true for wireless transmission systems. To achieve the best possible image quality with a wireless system, dedicate as much bandwidth as possible to the video presentation. Wireless Presentation Gateway Appendix A: Planning Your Wireless Network Network Topology A wireless LAN is exactly like a regular LAN, except that each network device in the LAN uses wireless technology to connect to the network. Computers in a wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel. Wireless components provides LAN access for wireless network devices. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of wireless users and an access point compose a Basic Service Set (BSS). [. . . ] Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications 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. [. . . ]