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This chapter explains how to connect your PCMCIA card in Windows 98 SE,
Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Before you can connect your
PCMCIA card, you need to choose whether you will be connecting directly to
another wireless enabled Notebook, computer or to an access point. You may
easily switch between modes if your requirements change
Use Ad-hoc mode when connecting directly to other wireless computers or
Notebooks. Use Infrastructure mode when connecting to an access point. In
either mode the Service Set Identifier (SSID) and Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP) must have the same settings. For more information, see "What Is A
Wireless Network?" on page 32.
About your Network Blaster 2021 Utility Icon
The Network Blaster 2021 Utility icon appears on your Notebook's taskbar after
you have installed the driver and Network Blaster 2021 Utility. It disappears when
you remove the PCMCIA card from you Notebook, or when you are not running
Network Blaster 2021 Utility.
Ad-Hoc mode (Figure 3-1).
The black bars on it indicate the signal strength in either mode.
Infrastructure mode (Figure 3-2).
The black bars on it indicate the signal strength in either mode.
In Infrastructure mode, your PCMCIA card is not connected to the
access point (Figure 3-3).
Device Connection
Figure 3-1
Figure 3-2
Figure 3-3
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