User manual LINKSYS WAP51AB

[. . . ] Instant WirelessTM Series Dual-Band Wireless Access Point Use this guide to install: WAP51AB User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Linksys is a registered trademark of Linksys. Instant Wireless is a trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Shared Key is when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key. Dual-Band Wireless Access Point Appendix A: Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Access Point. Read the description below to solve your problems. If you can't find an answer here, check the Linksys website at www. linksys. com. Frequently Asked Questions Can the Access Point act as my DHCP Server?The Access Point is nothing more than a wireless hub, and as such cannot be configured to handle DHCP capabilities. Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless network?This will depend on whether or not the application is designed to be used over a network. Consult the application's user guide to determine if it supports operation over a network. Can I play multiplayer games with other users of the wireless network?Yes, as long as the game supports multiple players over a LAN (local area network). Refer to the game's user guide for more information. What IEEE 802. 11a features are supported?The product supports the following IEEE 802. 11a functions: · OFDM protocol · Multi-Channel Roaming · Automatic Rate Selection · RTS/CTS feature · Fragmentation What IEEE 802. 11b features are supported?The product supports the following IEEE 802. 11 functions: · CSMA/CA plus Acknowledge protocol · Multi-Channel Roaming · Automatic Rate Selection · RTS/CTS feature · Fragmentation · Power Management · · · · When you've completed making any changes on this tab, click the Apply button to save those changes or Cancel to exit the Web-based Utility without saving changes. For more information on this tab, you can click the Help button. 26 27 Instant WirelessTM Series What is Ad-hoc?An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to a central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. Roaming is the ability of a portable computer user to communicate continuously while moving freely throughout an area greater than that covered by a single Access Point. Before using the roaming function, the workstation must make sure that it is the same channel number as the Access Point of the dedicated coverage area. To achieve true seamless connectivity, the wireless LAN must incorporate a number of different functions. [. . . ] It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network (either an intranet or an extranet). When you are set up with direct access to the Internet, your computer is provided with a copy of the TCP/IP program just as every other computer that you may send messages to or get information from also has a copy of TCP/IP. Throughput - The amount of data moved successfully from one place to another in a given time period. Topology - A network's topology is a logical characterization of how the devices on the network are connected and the distances between them. [. . . ]