User's Manual

Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter 43
Wireless
Refers to technology that connects computers without the
use of wires and cables. Microsoft Wireless Home
Networking uses radio transmission to connect computers
in a network to one another.
Radio signals can be transmitted through walls, ceilings,
and floors, so you can connect computers that are in
different rooms in the house without physically attaching
them to one another.