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Introducing RoamAbout Access Point 1-1

Chapter 1

Introducing RoamAbout Access Point

Overview

This chapter provides an overview of RoamAbout Access Point and its operation, and

includes product specifications.

The RoamAbout Access Point (also referred to in this manual as Access Point or AP)

connects a wireless client or desktop PC to a wired Ethernet Local Area Network

(LAN). An example of a wireless client is a portable PC, such as a laptop or notebook

computer. Typically, a single AP is used to enable several portable PCs (forming a

wireless network) to connect to a wired Ethernet LAN.

The AP is a 2-port transparent bridge. One port connects the unit to an Ethernet LAN

through a 10BaseT or ThinWire cable (or through a MultiSwitch 900 or DEChub 90

Ethernet backplane). The other port connects the unit to the wireless network through

a RoamAbout PC Card Network Adapter (also referred to in this manual as a network

adapter).

When equipped with the RoamAbout 802.11 Network Adapter, the AP is fully

operational with any wireless client equipped with any 802.11

-Compliant Direct

Sequence (DS) PC Card or ISA network adapter.

The Access Point module is shown in Figure 1-1.

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