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User’s Guide for the WAB102 802.11a+b Dual Band Wireless Access Point

Introduction

802.11a+b Standards-based Wireless Networking

The WAB102 Wireless Access Point provides a bridge between Ethernet wired

LANs and both 802.11a and 802.11b compatible wireless LAN networks. It

provides connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and radio-equipped

wireless notebook systems, desktop systems, print servers, and other devices. The

WAB102 802.11 a+b Dual Band Wireless Access Point supports the following

hardware functions:

• External dual-band antenna assembly to support antenna diversity

• Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption accomplished on the fly

• Firmware stored in flash to allow easy firmware upgrade.

Additionally, the WAB102 supports the following wireless features:

• Distributed coordinated function (CSMA/CA, Back off procedure, ACK

procedure, retransmission of unacknowledged frames)

• RTS/CTS handshake

• Beacon generation

• Fragmentation and reassembly

• Authentication Algorithm (Open System, Shared Key)

• Short or long preamble

• Roaming among access points on the same subnet

Hardware Description

The WAB102 802.11 a+b Dual Band Wireless Access Point hardware functions

are described below.

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