Part 1: Welcome - IBM Point 500 Quick Start Manual

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Part 1: Welcome
Introducing High Rate Wireless LAN
Welcome to High Rate Wireless LAN, the easy way to wireless computing. Building your
wireless network has never been easier.
This book introduces you to the High Rate Wireless LAN Access Point 500 (Access Point
500), and will help you to get your network "on the air" very quickly. It describes the most
common configurations and a quick start set-up.
To install and manage High Rate Wireless LAN products, it is assumed that you have a
working knowledge of installation procedures for network operating systems under
Microsoft Windows.
About the High Rate Wireless LAN Access Point 500
The Access Point 500 is a wired to wireless bridge that you can use to connect wireless
cells to one another or to a wired (ethernet) Local Area Network (LAN). The access point
can serve mobile wireless stations roaming between various locations within a network
premises.
To extend the total wireless coverage area you can add one or more Access Points. In
multiple cell networks the Access Points are connected via a wired backbone that also
allows to connect your wireless network to an existing wired infrastructure (see Figure 1-
1).
Figure 1-1. Multiple Cell Network
Finding Information
In this document you will find the most important information to install your Access Point
500 and get it up and running.
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