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Introduction: Company 54g Wireless LAN (WLAN) User Manual

Introduction: Company 54g Wireless LAN (WLAN) User Manual

The Company 54g WLAN Solution

The Company 54g WLAN solution accesses wireless local area networks (LANs), enables the sharing of a local printer 
and files with others in the network, accesses the Internet, and enables roaming about the office—wire-free. This wireless 
LAN solution is designed for both the home user and small businesses—and it is scalable so that users can be added and 
new network features can be enabled as networking needs grow.

WEP is a security protocol for wireless local area networks (defined in IEEE Std 802.11, 1999 Edition) that encrypts data 
sent over radio waves. The use of the WEP key is optional and can be enabled or disabled. If the network being 
connecting to has enabled WEP, WEP must also be enabled in the network profile and the WEP key must be set to match 
the WEP key used by the network. Otherwise, it is impossible to connect to the network.

The Company 54g enabled notebook makes a wireless connection to a network, as illustrated on the following figure.

Networks 1 and 2 are infrastructure type of networks. The two notebook computers connected by radio waves form an ad 
hoc type of network.

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