User manual LINKSYS WDT11

[. . . ] Instant WirelessTM Series P C I Adapter Use this Guide to install the: WDT11 User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant WirelessTM is a registered 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. [. . . ] Select Power Save Mode and select either "Enabled" or "Disabled". "Disabled" will allow for uninterrupted data communication. Selecting "Enabled" allows your notebook to enter "sleep" mode and could interrupt data communication. For further information about Power Save Mode, see the chapter entitled Configuration Utility. 7. Fragmentation Threshold should remain Disabled as set by default. Do not change the setting of the Fragmentation Threshold unless connection quality is poor. Then, increase this setting by the smallest value first to establish a better connection. 9. The setting for Use Wep should be either "Disabled" or "Mandatory". Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication. The "Disabled" setting prevents the sharing of data with other computers on a WEP Network. For data sharing to be enabled, select "Mandatory". 34 35 Instant WirelessTM Series 10. The ATIM Window should remain Disabled as set by default. Changing the setting of the ATIM Window may reduce performance. PCI Adapter 12. The TX Rate setting should remain Fully Auto as set by default. Changing this to a different transfer rate will lock in that rate and may result in dropped connections. You may choose between 1, 2, 5. 5, 11, or Fully Auto. The Listen Interval setting should remain at 1 Beacon per Second. Setting this higher could result in slower connection speeds. 36 37 Instant WirelessTM Series Configuring the Network PC Card for Windows 2000 After installing the Network PC Card, Windows 2000 will automatically identify the card. Next, you will need to configure the Network PC Card's driver software. From the Start Menu, select Settings and bring up the Control Panel. From the Control Panel, double-click the Network and DialUp Connections icon. At the Network and Dial-Up Connections screen, double-click the Local Area Connection ## icon. [. . . ] Frequency-Hopping Spread-Spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, 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. [. . . ]