Harmony House 802.11a - Manual (Page 5)

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction .................................................................................. 7
The Harmony Family ....................................................................................... 8
The Product Package ..................................................................................... 9
Harmony 8450 802.11a CardBus Card ...................................................... 9
Harmony 8150 802.11a PCI Card ............................................................... 9
System Requirements .................................................................................. 10
Overview of Country-Specific Features .......................................................... 11
Chapter 2 - Installation .................................................................................. 12
Pre-installation Considerations .................................................................... 12
Regulatory Warnings .............................................................................. 12
Windows ME and Windows 98 SE Installation CD Requirement .............. 13
Windows NT Laptops Require a Plug-and-Play Utility .............................. 14
Note to Customers Using a Laptop Without a CD-ROM Drive ................... 14
Installation Instructions ................................................................................15
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP ..................................................................15
Windows NT ........................................................................................... 18
Related Topics ....................................................................................... 21
Upgrading to Version 1.4 .............................................................................. 22
Chapter 3 - Wireless Topologies ..................................................................... 23
Ad Hoc ......................................................................................................... 23
Infrastructure ............................................................................................... 24
Connecting to a Single AP ...................................................................... 24
Roaming Between Multiple APs .............................................................. 25
Chapter 4 - Configuration Parameters ............................................................ 27
The IEEE 802.11a Specification ..................................................................... 27
802.11a Software Parameters ....................................................................... 28
Network Mode ....................................................................................... 28
SSID ...................................................................................................... 28
Power Saving Mode ............................................................................... 29
2X Mode ................................................................................................ 29
Roaming ................................................................................................ 29
Channel ................................................................................................. 30
Send Rate .............................................................................................. 31
Fragmentation ....................................................................................... 31
RTS/CTS ................................................................................................. 32
Security Options .................................................................................... 32