TurboCell Licensing Capabilities

The TurboCell PC Driver offers network administrators the ability to restrict users' access to the wireless network by means of a special TurboCell license number.

The license number is based on a number of factors, including:

• The radio card's unique internal MAC Address
• The operating system on which the card is used
• The System Access Pass Phrase for connecting to the TurboCell network
• The Data Rate the user has licensed

If any of the factors listed above is changed, the network administrator can create a new license number to enable the change. Any changes made by the user (e.g. increasing the data rate) without a parallel change in the license number will cause the user to lose connection with the ISP Base Station.

By keying on the radio card's MAC address and the user's operating system, the license number helps to discourage theft of hardware and software. The license number allows Wireless ISP's to offer service for a particular radio card used in a particular operating system, and allows them to charge differing amounts for connecting Windows NT/2000 file servers and Windows 95/98 laptops.

In addition, the card is licensed to connect to a particular wireless network by use of the System Access Pass Phrase. This enables the Wireless ISP to protect their investment by restricting the card's usage to their own network.

Finally, the card is licensed to run at a particular data rate. The service provider may choose to partition wireless bandwidth by setting the card to run at a set data rate. The license number prevents the user from changing his or her data rate in order to gain more bandwidth than they have paid for.