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WavePOINT-II - Quick Installation Guide
Bronze, Silver & Gold Labels
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As you have noticed the various types of WaveLAN PC Cards
come in different variants identified by a specific label.
Bronze Label cards support the following features:
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Interoperability with other IEEE 802.11 compliant Direct
Sequence radio devices.
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Auto Transmit Rate selection in the range of “High, Medium
Standard and Low”
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Frequency Channel Selection (2.4 GHz).
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Roaming over multiple channels.
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Power Management.
WaveLAN/IEEE Bronze cards are fully inter-operable with the
Silver & Gold cards and the WaveLAN cards with a white label.
Silver Label cards support the same functionality as the Bronze
cards. Silver cards however also support “Wired Equivalent
Privacy” (WEP) data encryption, based on the 64 bit RC4
encryption algorithm as defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard on
wireless LANs.
Gold Label cards, which exist for the WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11
Mb PC Card only, support an enhanced type of data encryption,
based on the 128 bit RC4 algorithm.
NOTE:
The WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb Gold PC Card may not
be marketed in all parts of the world, subject to national
legislation or local regulations. For availability in your
country, please consult your local Lucent Technologies
Sales Office.
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Standard WaveLAN/IEEE PC Cards only support “Standard & Low”.
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