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. 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. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every Instant WirelessTM Dual-Band Wireless Access Point is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one year from the date of purchase. [. . . ] 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). 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. Each node and Access Point, for example, must always acknowledge receipt of each message. Each node must maintain contact with the wireless network even when not actually transmitting data. Achieving these functions simultaneously requires a dynamic RF networking technology that links Access Points and nodes. In such a system, the user's end node undertakes a search for the best possible access to the system. [. . . ] A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A method (protocol) used along with the Internet Protocol (Internet Protocol) to send data in the form of message units between computers over the Internet. While IP takes care of handling the 43 42 Instant WirelessTM Series actual delivery of the data, TCP takes care of keeping track of the individual units of data (called packet) that a message is divided into for efficient routing through the Internet. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - The basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. [. . . ]