Compaq WL110, User Manual

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1-2 Introduction
The Compaq 11Mbps Wireless LAN software suite consists of the following
tools:
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Client Manager
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AP Manager
The Compaq 11Mbps Wireless LAN tools can be installed on stations that run
the Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0 or 2000 operating systems.
Note: The Compaq 11Mbps Wireless LAN products have been designed for
interoperability with all other wireless LAN products that use the direct
sequence radio technology, as identified in the IEEE 802.11 standard for
wireless LANs.
In addition, the 11Mbps Wireless LAN products are certified with the
Wi-Fi logo for proven interoperability with the major other 802.11
products.
This means that your 11Mbps Wireless LAN hardware will
communicate with other vendors’ IEEE 802.11 compliant wireless LAN
products.
However, you may not always be able to use the 11Mbps Wireless LAN
software suite in combination with other vendors’ products, due to the
following reasons:
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The IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LANs does not identify
standards for diagnostic or management tools; i.e. each vendor may
have designed a customized tool to configure and/or manage the
IEEE 802.11 wireless network.
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The Compaq 11Mbps Wireless LAN software suite has been
designed to offer an enhanced set of tools to monitor and analyze a
wide range of diagnostic tallies.
Some of these tools require additional functions in the hardware that
(by default) is supported by all Compaq 11Mbps Wireless LAN
products, but may not be supported by the other vendors’ products.
If other vendors’ products do not allow you to display communications
quality or configuration parameters using the 11Mbps Wireless LAN
software suite, please refer to the documentation that was shipped with
the other vendors’ product.
Client Manager
The Client Manager is a diagnostic tool to monitor wireless radio
communication between a wireless station and its Access Point, or to monitor
the link between two wireless stations in an independent network.
Furthermore it can be used as a site monitor to show the coverage of the installed
Access Point in a certain area.
AP Manager