Step 1: Check System Hardware And Software Requirements; Step 2: Review System Component Placement - Toshiba Strata AirLink Installation Manual

Pre-installation

Step 1: Check System Hardware and Software Requirements

Step 1: Check System Hardware and Software
Requirements
Table 1 lists the minimum hardware and software that your PC must have to use the Strata AirLink
Manager software.
Table 1 Hardware and Software Requirements
Hardware
Hard Drive
Random Access Memory
(RAM)
Video
Mouse
Floppy Drive
Software
Important!

Step 2: Review System Component Placement

A review of component placement before installation will help to reduce or eliminate attenuation.
Attenuation is loss of RF signal strength due to distance, antenna positioning, and/or obstructions.
The loss is measured in decibels (dBs).
Increases or reductions of three dBs result in doubling or halving signal strength. Try to limit the
total loss to 100 dBs (see
Power:
Loss:
Base
Station
Figure 3 Loss of Signal Strength by Distance (Direct Line of Sight)
6
386DX 33 MHz
1.5MB
4MB
VGA
Any supported by Windows
1.44 MB 3.5 inch
Microsoft Windows 3.11/3.1
Windows 3.11/3.1 is a 16-bit application and the Manager software is 32-bit. To run
the Manager software, a special 32-bit support expansion is required.
Figure 3).
-30 -50 -62
40 60 72
1 10 20
Minimum
486DX2 66 MHz
3MB
8MB
SVGA
Same
Same
Windows 98/95
dB
-78
88
50
Distance in Meters
Recommended
-90
100
100
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