Atlantis Land A02-UP-W108 User Manual

Net Fly U-108

Wireless 108Mbps USB Adapter

A02-UP-W108

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USER MANUAL

A02-UP-W108_MX01

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Wireless LAN, Health and Authorization for use

Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from Wireless LAN devices.
The energy levels of these emissions however are far much less than the
electromagnetic energy emissions from wireless devices like for example mobile
phones. Wireless LAN devices are safe for use frequency safety standards and
recommendations. The use of Wireless LAN devices may be restricted in some
situations or environments for example:

·On board of a irplanes, or

·In an explosive environment, or

·In case the interference risk to other devices or service s is perceived or identified
as harmful
In case the policy regarding the use of Wireless LAN devices in specific
organizations or environments (e.g. airports, hospitals, chemical/oil/gas industrial
plants, private buildings etc.) is not clear, please ask for authorization to use these
devices prior to operating the equipment.

Regulatory Information/disclaimers

Installation and use of this Wireless LA N device must be in strict accorda nce with
the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product. Any
changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by
the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. The
Manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by
unauthorized modification of this device, of the substitution or attachment.
Manufacturer and its authorized resellers or distributors will assume no liability for
any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failing to comply
with these guidelines.

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio
interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

CE in which Countries where the product may be used freely:

Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, Ireland,
Denmark, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland.

France: except the channel 10 through 13, law prohibits the use of other channels.

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if no t
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one of the fol lowing measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the

 receiver is connected.
 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shielded
interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) any changes
or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:

1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2) This device must accept any interf erence received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

INDEX

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1. Introduction 1

1.1 IEEE 802.11g Wireless 108Mbps USB Adapter 1

1.2 Product Features 1

1.3 How the Adapter works 2

1.4 System Requireme nts 3

1.5 Package Contents 3

1.6 Product View/ LED Indicators 4

2. Connecting the USB Extensio n Cabl e 5

2.1 Hardware Installation 6

3. Software Installation 7

3.1 Utility Installation 7

3.2 Installing on Windows XP/2000 8

4. Wireless Network Utility 9

4.1 Introduction 9

4.2 Disable “Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration 9

4.3 Using the Configuration Utility 10

4.3.1 Link Info 11

4.3.2 Configuration 13

4.3.3 Advanced 15

4.3.4 Site Survey 18

4.3.5 About 19

5. Troubleshooting 20

Common Problems and Solutions 20
Frequently Asked Questions 20

6. Support 22

ITALIANO 23

1. Introduzione 23

1.1 IEEE 802.11g Wireless Adapter USB 23

1.2 Caratteristiche del Prodotto 23

1.3 Come funziona una scheda di rete Wireless 24

1.4 Requisiti di sistema 26

1.5 Contenuto della confezione 26

1.6 Descrizione del prodotto 26

2. Installazione Hardware 27

2.1 Verifica Installazione 28

3. Installazione delle Utilità/Driver 28

3.1 Installazione su sistemi Windows 2000 e XP 29

4. Utility di configurazione della connessione Wireless 31

4.1 Introduzione 31

4.2 Disabilitare il gestore delle connessioni Wireless di Windows XP 31

4.3 Utilizzare l’utility di configurazione 32

4.3.1 Link Info 33

4.3.2 Configuration 35

4.3.3 Advanced 37

4.3.4 Site Survey 40

4.3.5 About 44

5. Risoluzione dei problemi 45

Problemi comuni e soluzioni 45
Domande frequenti 45

6. Supporto Offerto 47

APPENDICE A: SICUREZZA NEL WIRELESS 48

APPENDICE B: COPERTURA 51

APPENDICE C: CONSIDERAZIONI SULLA SALUTE 54

FRANCAIS 57

1. Introduction 57

1.1 Adaptateur USB Sans-Fil IEEE 802.11g 108Mbps 57

1.2 Caractéristiques Techniques 57

1.3 Modes de fonctionnement 57

1.4 Besoins système 60

1.5 Contenu de l’emballage 60

2. Connexion USB 61

2.1 Installation matérielle 62

3. Installation logicielle 63

3.1 Installation so us Windows 2000 et XP 63

4. Outil de configuration de la connexion Sans-Fil 64

4.1 Introduction 64

4.2 Désactivation du contrôleur de connexion Sans-Fil de Windows XP 64

4.3 Utilitaire de configuration 65

4.3.1 Menu "Link Info" 66

4.3.2 Menu "Configuration" 68

4.3.3 Menu "Advanced" 70

4.3.4 Menu "S ite Survey" 71

4.3.5 Menu "About" 73

5. Résolution des problèmes 74

Problèmes et solutions 74
Questions fréquentes 74

6. Support 76

Appendix A: Technical Features 77
Appendix B: Regulatory Domains 79

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the IEEE 802.11g Wireless 108Mbps USB Adapter that
provides the easiest way to wireless networking. This User Manual contains
detailed instructions in the operation of this product. Please keep this manual for
future reference.

1.1 IEEE 802.11g Wi re les s 10 8Mb p s US B Ada pter

IEEE 802.11g Wireless 108Mbps USB Adapter (hereafter called the Adapter) is a
high-efficiency wireless LAN adapter for wireless networking at home, in office or in
public places. The data rate can be up to 108 Mbps and auto-negotiated to 54, 48,
36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps (IEEE 802.11g), or 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps (IEEE802.11b).
Wireless network security is protected with standard WEP encryption, Wi-Fi
Protected Access (WPA) with PSK and WPA, and further enhanced with 802.1x
authentication security.
With the Adapt er, yo u ca n roa m betw een co nf er en ce ro om a nd off ice wit h out bein g
disconnected the LAN cables; in addition, sharing files and printers can be easy
tasks.
The wireless LAN adapter is available to Microsoft Windows operating systems
(Windows® XP/2000) and can be integrated into networking with either Ad-hoc
mode (computer-to-computer, without an Access Point) or Infrastructure mode
(computer-to-a ccess point, an Access Point is required).

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1.2 Product Features

 Fully IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards compliant.
 Highly efficient design mechanism to provide unbeatable performance

achieving data rate up to 54Mbps for 802.11g, 108Mbps for Super G and
11Mps for 802.11b wide range coverage.

 Strong network security with 802.1x available in Windows XP, Wi-Fi Protect

Access (WPA), WPA with PSK and WEP encryption.

 Auto-switch between the two standards, IEEE 802.11b and g that the

corresponding networking device is using.

 Driver/Utility support most commonly used operating systems including

Windows 200/XP.

 Pen Size which is easy easy to carry provides users the most mobility and

flexibility.

 Support USB2.0 and USB1.1 at the same time, especially for USB2.0 the data

rate reaches 480Mbytes.

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1.3 How the Adapter works

Ad-hoc Mode: An Ad-hoc network is a local area network or other small network,

especially one with wireless or temporary plug-in connections, in which some of
the network devices are part of the network only for the duration of a
communications session. Users in the network can share files, print to a shared
printer, and access the Internet with a shared modem. In this kind of networ k, new
devices can be quickly added; however, users can only communicate with other
wireless LAN computers that are in this wireless LAN workgroup, and are within
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Infrastructure Networking Mode: The differe nce between Infrastructure network
and Ad-hoc network is that the former one includes an Access Point. In an
Infrastructure network, the Access Point can manage the bandwidth to maximize
bandwidth utilization. Additionally, the Access Point enables users on a wireless
LAN to access an existing wired network, allowing wireless users to take
advantage of the wired networks resources, such as Internet, email, file transfer,
and printer sharing. The scale and range of the Infrastructure networking are larger
and wider than that of the Ad-hoc networking.

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1.4 System Requirements

Before installing the Adapter, your PC should meet the following:

 PC with available USB V2.0/1.1* slot
 Intel® Pentium®III 600Mhz or co mpa t ibl e pr oces sor with 128 MB RAM
 Windows 2000/XP operating system
 Minimum 15 Mbytes free disk space for installing the driver and utilities
 CD-Rom drive

*When plug the device in the USB 1.1/1.0 port, the real throughput will be up to
6Mbps only when running 11Mbps or higher speed

1.5 Package Contents

Unpack the package and check all the items carefully. If any item contained is
damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer as soon as possible. Also,
keep the box and packing materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future.
The package should contain the following items:

 One IEEE802.11g Wireless USB Adapter
 One A-type USB male to female extension cable
 One Quick Start Guide
 One CD with driver/utilities and user’s manual

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1.6 Product View/ LED Indicators

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2. Connecting the USB Extension Cable

The USB extension cable that comes with the Adapter has Type A connectors on
both ends. One is a male Type A connector that plugs into the PC’s USB port, and
the other is a female Type A connector that plugs into the Adapter.
This USB extension cable have a special function, it can be twist to any direction to
have the best connection in the air. It is recommended that the Pen Size Wireless
108Mbps USB Adapter was vertically plane with the ground.

Before insert USB Dongle into the PC USB of your computer, please install
the Utility Program first.

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2.1 Hardware Installation

LED Indicator

 The Power LED will be ON when the unit is powered up.
 The Link LED will be blinking indicates a WLAN connection.

Check the installation
The LEDs of the Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter are clearly visible and the status of the
network link can be seen instantly:
When connected to the USB port and the driver was installed, the LNK LINKwill
start blinking, it means that the device is starting to scanning a 802.11g wireless
device near the Wireless USB 2.0 Adapte r.
While the Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter linked up to the Access Point or to other
Wireless LAN stati on, th e LN K LED will always blinking.

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3. Software Installation

This section describes the procedures of installing the driver and utility. Follow the
instruction step by step to finish the installation.

3.1 Utility Installation

This section describes the procedures of installing the driver and utility. Before
insert USB Dongle into the PC USB of your computer, please install the Utility
Program first. Make sure that the 108Mbps Wireless Network USB Dongle is
NOT inserted into the USB slot.
Go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run, type “CDRom:\Setup.exe” in
the dialog box and click OK.
Follow the instruction step by step to finish the install ation.
The USB extension cable that comes with the Adapter has Type A connectors on
both ends. One is a male Type A connector that plugs into the PC’s USB port, and
the other is a female Type A connector that plugs into the Adapter. This USB
extension cable have a special function, it can be twist to any direction to have the
best connection in the air. It is recommended that the Pen Size Wireless USB
Adapter was vertically plane with the ground.

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After restarting the computer, insert the USB dongle into USB port. Few seconds
later, there will be a window popup.

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3.2 Installing on Windows XP/2000

After the opening banner, Windows will tell you that the new device has been
detected. Click “Next >”.
Select “Install the software automatically(recommended)” then click “Next>”.
In next window, click “Continue Anyway” then click “Finish”.
After installing the d river of USB, there w ill be another pop-up window to guide you
to keep installing the driver of USB Dongle.
Click “N ext >”. Select “Install the software automatically(recommended)” then
click “Next>”. In next window, click “Continue Anyway” then click “Finish”.
To make sure if the installation is successful, you could check it through the device
management.

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4. Wireless Network Utility

4.1 Introduction

After installing the driver, the Adapter provides a convenient and powerful utility
that allows you to set up, configure, and know your networking status easily and
clearly. To launch the utility, ju st double click the icon.

You will see the icon on the Windows task bar when you finish the installation.

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When the icon in the toolbar represents in green color (
connected to the network and if it represents in white color (

connected to the network.

), it is properly

), then it is not

4.2 Disable “Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration

In Windows XP, it is recomm ended that you use the WLAN 802.11g Utility. Right
after the installation, before opening the Utility, please follow the steps below to
disable the Window s XP Zero Configurati on:

1 Go to “Control Panel” and double click “Network Connections”.
2 Right-click “Wireless Network Connection” of WLAN 802.11g USB2.0

Wireless LAN, and select “Properties”.

3 Select “Wireless Networks” tab, and uncheck the check box of “Use

Windows to configure my wireless netw ork settings”, and then click “OK”.

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4.3 Using the Configuration Utility

Double-click the Wireless LAN icon to launch the Configuration Utility.

With the Wireless 108Mbps USB Adapter utility, users can configure all the
functions provided by the Wireless Monitor Utility. Double-click the utility icon that
appears in the taskbar.
The Wireless Monitor Ut ility includes five tabs: Link Info, Configurat ion, Advanced,
Site Survey and About.

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4.3.1 Link Info

The Link Info screen shows you the status of the USB Adapter, it shows that where
the device is connected to, the Networ k mode, the Channel, the transmit rate and
the encryption mode.

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There is another dialog box showing the data transmitted and data received. The
two signal lines show the Signal Strength and the Link Quality of the device.
Status: Shows the SSID associated, which can be used to identify the wireless
network.
SSID: Shows current SSID, which must be the same for the wireless client and AP
in order for communication to be established.

Frequency: Shows the current frequency used for wireless network.
Wireless Mode: Shows the current wireless mode used for wireless

communication.

Encryption: Shows the current encryption mode used for wireless network.
Tx Rate: Shows the current data rate used for transmitting.
Channel: Shows the current channel for communication.
Link Quality: Shows the link quality of the 108Mbps Wireless Network USB

Dongle with the Access Point when operating under Infrastruc ture mode.

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Signal Strength: Shows the wireless signal strength of the connection between
the 108Mbps Wireless Network USB Dongle with the Access Point.
Data Rate: Shows the statistics of data transfer, and the calculation is based on
the number of packets transmitted and received.

The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11g w ireless d evices is
called a “channel”. Channels available depend on your geographical
area. You may have a choice of channels (for your region) so you should
use a different channel than an adjacent AP (access point) to reduce
interference. Interference occurs when radio signals from different access
points overlap causing interference and degrading performance.
Adjacent channels partially overlap however. To avoid interference due to
overlap, your AP should be on a channel at least five channels away from
a channel that an adjacent AP is using. For example, if your region has
11 channels and an adjacent AP is using channel 1, then you need to
select a channel between 6 or 11.

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4.3.2 Config uration

This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the Access Point with
the minimum amount of effort to implement a secure wireless network
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SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and
nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and
nodes in the wireless network.
Wireless Mode: There are two types available for selection

• Infrastructure – to establish wireless communication with LAN and other

wireless client s t hr ough the use the Access Point s.

• Ad-Hoc – to establish point-to-point wireless communication directly with

other wireless client devices su ch as wireless network Adapter.

Hoc Band: There are 3 bands available for selection- 11B.11G and 11G Turbo
Channel: The value of channel that AP will operate in. You can select the channel

range of 1 to 11 for North America (FCC) domain and 1 to 13 for European (ETSI)
domain and 1 to 14 for Japanese domain.

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Power Mode: There are 3 modes to choose.

• Continuous Access Mode (default) – the USB Dongle is constantly

operating with full power and it consumes the most power.

• Maximum Power Save – the USB Dongle consumes the least power and

only operates when there is wireless network activity.

• Power Save – the U SB Dongle consumes the moderate level of power.

Preamble: Select Long or Short Preamble type. Preamble is a sequence of bits
transmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach steady-state
demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame start. Two different
preambles and headers are defined: the mandatory supporte d Long Pre amble and
header, which interoperates with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as
described in IEEE Std 802.11), and an optional Short Preamble and header (as
described in IEEE Std 802.11b). At the receiver, the Preamble and header are
processed to aid in demodulation and delivery of the PSDU. The S hort Preamble
and header may be used to minimize overhead and, thus, maximize the network
data throughput. However, the Short Preamble is supported only from the IEEE

802.11b (High- Rate) standard and not from the original IEEE 802.11. That means

that stations using Short-Preamble cannot communicate with stations
implementing the original version of the protocol. Click “Apply” for the changes to
take effect.

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4.3.3 Advanced

This is the page where you configure advanced settings of your 108Mbps Wireless
Network USB Dongle.

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Security: the setting of the Network Encryption. This function is used to protect
wireless communication from eavesdropping. A secondary f un cti on of encryption is
to prevent unauthorized access to a wireless network, and it can be achieved by
using the Encryption function.

Encryption Mode:

There are 4 kinds of encryption mode: Disable, Enable(WEP encryption), WPA­PSK, WPA.

1) Disable:

2 )Enable(WEP):Click the Enable Encryption to activate the WEP security of the

USB Adapter. WEP-Key: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) relies on a secret key
that is shared between a mobile station and a base station (Access Point).

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Authentication Mode:

• Open System: with the same WEP key betw een the stations, t he stations

don’t need to be authentica ted, and this algorithm was set to default.

• Shared Key: with the same WEP key between the stations in this

Authentication algorithm, this type will use packets with encryption by
transferring a challenge text which will be acknowledge by both side of the
stations. In order to choose which authentication algorithm will be used,

you must know whi ch one the station supports this algorithm first.

• Auto: It is recommended to select “Auto” if you are not familiar with the

setting.

Default Key (Key 1 ~ Key 4):

You can type the key that you want to use from Key#1 to Key #4, and the key that
you type will be the encryption between the stations that you connected with.

Key Length, Key Format and WEP Key:

If you select 64bit in Hex format, you must type 10 values in the following range
(0~F, hexadecimal), or 64bit in ASCII format, you must type 5 values in the
following range (0~9, A~Z and a~z Alphanumeric).
If you select 128bit in Hex format, you must type 26 values (0~ F, hexadecimal), or
128bit in ASCII format, you must type 13 values in the following range (0~9, A~ Z
and a~z Alphanumeric).
Be sure that the USB Adap ter and the wireless station were set in the same key.

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Note: After all the settings are completed, click Apply to save the setting.

WEP is not completely secure. If possible please use WPA-PSK.

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3)WPA: if WPA is selected, configuration is enabled. Please click the

“configuration”. The below window is pop up. Then, please select the certificate
that user wants to use and enter the server name and login name

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4)WPA-PSK: WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access pre-shared key) is a simpler

version that does not support 802.1x and requires a separate RADIUS server for
mutual authentication.
Enter a Passphrase in the WPA-PSK dialog box. This passphrase must be the
same on each computer that is connected to the wireless network.

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4.3.4 Site Survey

This page allows you to enable the Site Survey function to scan for the available
wireless network (wireless clients and Access Points) and establish wireless
communications with one.

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Available Network – displays the wireless networks (wireless clients and Access
Points) that are in your signal range. Select any one of them to establish
communications by simply mouse double-click or click on the “Connect” button.
Click “Refresh” button to start scanning for available network again.
Profile – You can create and manage the created profiles for Home, offices or
public areas. By double-clicking on one of the created profile, the setting will adapt
to the configuration such as SSID, channel, and WEP settings saved by that
particular profile.

• Remove: To remove the selected the profile

• Properties: To view and change its settings of the profile.

• Add: To add a profile. Then, the following screen would appear.

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4.3.5 About

This page displays some information about the 108Mbps Wireless Network USB
Dongle utility, which includes the version numbers for Driver, Firmware and Utility.
When there is new version of software available for upgrade, you will be able to
identify by version numbers.

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5. Troubleshooting

Common Problems and Solutions

This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation
and operation of the WLAN 802.11g USB Adapter. Read the descriptions below to
solve your problems.

2. My computer cannot find the Adapter

 Make sure the Adapter has no physical damage.
 Make sure the Adapter is properly inserted in the USB slot.
 Try the Adapter in other USB slo ts.
 Try another Adapter in that particular USB slot.

2. Cannot access any network resources from the computer.Make sure that

the notebook PC is powered on.

 Make sure that the notebook PC is powered on.
 Make sure that the Cardbus is configured with the same SSID and security

options as the other computers in the infrastructure configuration.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. 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.

2. Can I play computer games with other members 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.

3. What is 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.

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