TRUST SPEEDSHARE TURBO PRO WIRELESS PCI ADAPTER
9)
Type the network key. This will work like a password and must be the same
key as typed when setting up the access point.
10) Click
‘OK’.
11)
Wait. After a while a confirmation message will pop-up and you are
connected. When an error is shown, check the network key and the rest of the
settings.
7.4
Using the wireless connection after successful set up
When windows informs you the connection is made, its still needed to set-up the
basic network settings to actually use the network connection.
Check the separate ‘Internet Sharing Guide’ for more details.
However, as Windows sets up with the most common settings, these settings are
usually correct when connecting to an Internet router and your network is ready for
use.
For an ad-hoc network (without access point or router), you might need to set the IP
address manually for every station as the normal ‘automatic’ setting will not work in
this case. Use 192.168.1.100 for the first station, 192.168.1.101 for the next and so
on.
Note that Windows XP and later are not supporting the NETBEUI protocol anymore,
so you need to set up TCP/IP, even if you don’t want to connect to the Internet at all.
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Connection speed and compatibility
The TRUST Speedshare Turbo Pro Wireless PCI adapter can work at speeds of 108,
54, 48, 32, 24, 18, 12 Mbps. In addition, speeds offered by the older 802.11b
standard.
This product can be combined with Trust products from the 22M/44M series and Qtec
802.11b products, with the following limitations:
1.
Ad-Hoc connections will work on 11Mbps only. Other Ad-hoc stations in the
same network will be forced into 11 Mbps as well.
2.
Infrastructure networks based on Qtec 802.11b access points will work on 11
Mbps only.
3.
Infrastructure networks with Trust Home Wireless access points (22M/44M)
needs to be set to 11 Mbps to work.
4.
When using a 54Mbps (802.11g) access point from the Speedshare Turbo
Pro series, both 54Mbps stations and 11Mbps stations can connect at there
own speed. However, excessive 11Mbps traffic will slow down the 54Mbps
traffic considerably. Use the 802.11g product at the computer that will
probably generate the most traffic for best performance.
5.
108Mbps Turbo mode use 2 channels bundled together. This function only
works with other Speedshare Turbo Pro products.
Note on 11g standard / 54 Mbps maximum speed:
The real speed when 2 devices using the 11g standard are connected is dynamically
controlled by the products drivers and depends on the network traffic (the speed is
set lower when there is hardly any traffic), signal strength and interference from
reflections (see below) and interference caused by other wireless products. As the
signal strength is important and gets lower when the signal has to travel a longer
way, a longer distance usually means lower speed.
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