Siemens SPEEDSTREAM SS1021 - Manual (Page 39)

SpeedStream Wireless CardBus PC Card User’s Manual
Appendix A – FAQ
1. What is the IEEE 802.11 standard?
The IEEE 802.11 standard is a wireless LAN industry standard, and the
objective of IEEE 802.11 is to make sure that different manufacturers’
wireless LAN devices can communicate to each other.
2. What is WEP?
As described in the IEEE 802.11 standard, WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key
algorithm.
3. Windows cannot recognize the SpeedStream Wireless PC Card.
Check that the LAN Card is inserted into the PC Card slot of your
notebook properly (check this when the notebook is powered off).
Check that Windows PC Card support is installed.
4. In ad-hoc mode, my notebook cannot communicate with the other
notebooks on the network.
Make sure the SSID and the Channel number are the same as other
wireless stations.
Check if WEP settings are the same in all wireless stations.
Check the Network Properties, make sure proper protocol is installed
and File and Printer Sharing is enabled.
5. In Infrastructure mode, my notebook cannot communicate with the
other notebooks on the network.
First, make sure that the SSID is same as the other notebooks.
Check if the WEP is enabled on the Access Point, if it is, set your
Adapter’s WEP the same as the Access Point.
Also check the Access Point’s Authentication Type and Preamble Type
and match those settings.
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