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ORiNOCO Wireless Client User Guide
Chapter 1 Installation 5
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Introducing the ORiNOCO Wireless Client
Congratulations on your purchase of an ORiNOCO Wireless Client, a high performance wireless
LAN adapter card that complies with the IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b and/or 802.11g wireless
standards. (Standards support varies by client product)
This user manual covers the following ORiNOCO Wireless Client products:
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ORiNOCO 11a/b/g ComboCard
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ORiNOCO 11b/g PC Card
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The basic installation and client utility setting described in the following chapters can be applied
to all three products; only some of the specifications are different. These differences are
explained later in this chapter.
The ORiNOCO Wireless Client supports Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium
Edition (ME), and Windows 98 Second Edition (SE). Computers with an ORiNOCO Wireless
Client installed “look” like standard network nodes to the operating system.
The ORiNOCO Wireless Client can be used with other 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g devices to
form a stand-alone wireless Peer-to-Peer Group * or used in conjunction with an Access Point
infrastructure to provide mobile clients with wireless access to an Ethernet network.
Proxim is a leading manufacturer of wireless networking equipment. Proxim’s unmatched
expertise in radio networking technology, combined with the company’s extensive experience
serving the communication needs of the mobile computing user, have kept Proxim at the
forefront of the wireless Local Area Networking (LAN) market.