LAN-Express IEEE 802.11 Wireless Adapter User Guide
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
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5-2-2 Windows ME/98 SE
Follow these steps to configure a card’s networking clients and protocols in a Windows
98/ME computer:
Open the Control Panel’s
Network
icon.
Select a client or protocol from the list of installed components and click
Properties
to
configure its settings. For example, if you want to assign the LAN-Express 802.11
Wireless Adapter a static IP address, highlight
TCP/IP
or
TCP/IP ->
LAN-Express
802.11 Wireless Adapter and click Properties
.
To add a new client or protocol, click
Add...
and
follow the on-screen instructions.
5-3 Range
Every environment is unique with different obstacles, barriers, materials, etc., and,
therefore, it is difficult to determine the exact range that will be achieved without testing.
Radio signals may reflect off of some obstacles or be absorbed by others depending on
their construction.
The IEEE 802.11 standards support multiple data rates that correspond to different
transmission techniques. For wireless devices, there is a trade-off between range and data
rate. Transmission techniques that provide high data rates operate over short distances;
techniques that provide slower data rates operate over greater distances. By default, the
LAN-Express 802.11 Wireless Adapter automatically switches between these data rates
to maintain a usable radio connection and achieve the best data rate based on the card’s
