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Chapter 2: Planning Your
Wireless Network
A wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one Instant
Wireless™ Series adapter. Computers in a wireless LAN must be configured
to share the same radio channel.
The Instant Wireless™ Series adapters provide access to a wired LAN for wire-
less workstations. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infra-
structure configuration. A group of Instant Wireless™ Series adapter users and
an Instant Wireless™ Dual-Band Wireless Access Point compose a Basic
Service Set (BSS). Each Instant Wireless™ Series adapter PC in a BSS can
talk to any computer in a wired LAN infrastructure via the Dual-Band Wireless
Access Point.
An infrastructure configuration extends the accessibility of an Instant
Wireless™ Series adapter PC to a wired LAN, and doubles the effective wire-
less transmission range for two Instant Wireless™ Series adapter PCs. Since
the Dual-Band Wireless Access Point is able to forward data within its BSS, the
effective transmission range in an infrastructure LAN is doubled.
Infrastructure mode also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users. More
than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). This con-
tinuous network allows users to roam freely within an ESS. All PCs equipped
with an Instant Wireless™ Series adapter within one ESS must be configured
with the same ESS ID and use the same radio channel.
Before enabling an ESS with roaming capability, choosing a feasible radio
channel and optimum Dual-Band Wireless Access Point position is recom-
mended. Proper Access Point positioning combined with a clear radio signal
will greatly enhance performance.
Instant Wireless
TM
Series
• One Dual-Band Wireless Access Point
• One Setup CD-ROM with User Guide
• One Power Adapter
• One Quick Installation guide
• One Registration Card
One Pentium Class PC (200MHz or Faster Processor) with:
• 64MB RAM,
• Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.7 or Higher for Web-based
configuration,
• one CD-ROM Drive, and
• 802.11a or 802.11b Wireless Adapter with TCP/IP Protocol Installed
• a Network Adapter with Category 5 Ethernet Network Cabling and
TCP/IP protocol installed
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Roaming
Figure 1-1
Network Topology
Package Contents
System Requirements