203282-B xviiPrefaceCongratulations on your purchase of a BayStack™ 650 Access Point.A BayStack 650 Access Point is a wireless-to-wired bridge that attaches to a localarea network (LAN) backbone, enabling a laptop computer equipped with aBayStack 650 PC Card to access a network wirelessly.Before You BeginThis guide is for network users and administrators who intend to make wirelessconnections to a LAN. Prior knowledge of wireless technology is not required.This guide assumes that you have the following background:• Working knowledge of the desktop operating system that you are using• Working knowledge of the network operating system that you are using• Understanding the transmission and management protocols used on a network
