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SpaceLink Access Point
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................................................................... 8
The SpaceLink™ Family ....................................................................... 8
System Requirements ........................................................................... 8
The IEEE 802.11b Specification .......................................................... 11
Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum ..................................................... 12
Wireless Operation .............................................................................. 13
SpaceLink™ Access Point LED Indicators .......................................... 16
Power Requirements ........................................................................... 16
2. Installation .......................................................................................... 17
Installation Procedure .......................................................................... 17
Wall Mounting Option .......................................................................... 18
3. SpaceLink Access Point Manager ................................................... 20
Installing the Access Point Manager .................................................... 20
Connecting to SpaceLink Access Points ............................................. 22
Wired Ethernet Cable ...................................................................... 22
Wireless Connection ....................................................................... 22
Across Gateways ............................................................................ 22
Searching for SpaceLink Access Points .............................................. 23
Using the SpaceLink Access Point Manager ....................................... 25
Buttons ............................................................................................ 29
SSID ................................................................................................ 30
SSID Broadcasting .......................................................................... 30
Name .............................................................................................. 30
Data Rate ........................................................................................ 30
Advanced ............................................................................................. 32
64/128bits versus 40/104bits .......................................................... 34
Authorization Table .............................................................................. 35
Operational Mode ................................................................................ 36
SSID ................................................................................................ 37
MAC Address of Host AP ................................................................ 37
Point to Point ................................................................................... 38
Channel ........................................................................................... 38
MAC Address of Host AP ................................................................ 38
Point to MultiPoint ........................................................................... 38
