Specifications

CHAPTER1:INTRODUCTION

USBADAPTORINTRODUCTION

ThankyouforyourpurchaseoftheAIR802USB‐ADG‐2adaptor.ThisUSBadaptoroffersgreat

valuewhetheryouareanindividualpurchasingforuseathomeorforuseinabusinessofany

size.

USBadaptorsareasimpleandeasywaytoaddwirelesstoacomputer.Themajorityof

computersnowshipwithwirelesscardsbuilt‐in,butuserscommonlyfindweaksignals.This

weaksignalcanoccurduetoseveralfactors.Oneitmaybetoofarfromawirelessrouteror

accesspoint,mostinternalwirelesscardsdonotprovidesignificantradiofrequency(RF)gain.

Anotherfactoristhatalmostallbuilt‐incardshavetheantennasoperatinghorizontally,where

thewirelessrouteroraccesspointhasverticallypolarizedantennas.Thisresultsinsignificant

signalloss.Whatevertheresultingcauseoftheweaksignalis,theUSB‐ADG‐2withitsexternal

andremovableantennawillenhanceyourwirelessexperience.Thiskeytosuccessfulwireless

exerienceistheexternalandremovableantennawiththeflexibilityofusingalternative

antennas.

Thecompactdesignmakesiteasyforyoutotravelwiththeadaptor.Itdrawsitspowerfrom

theUSBport,soyoudonotneedanexternalpowersupply.

AswithallUSBsticktypedevicescareshouldbetakenwhileconnectedtoalaptop.

FEATURES

•CompactSize

•USB1.1and2.0Compliant

•ModulationMethod:

IEEE802.11b:DSS(DirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum)

IEEE802.11g:OFDM(OrthoFrequencyDivisionMultiplexing)

•EasySetupandOperation

•PoweredbyHostComputer

•BasictoSuperiorSecurityEncryption:64‐bit,128‐bitor256‐bitWEP;WPAandWPA2

•54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/1MbpsSelectableDataRate

•SupportsWMM™(Wi‐FiMultimedia)Function

•2400to2485MHzunlicensedISMFrequencyBand

•2‐YearLimitedWarranty

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SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS

•Kernel2.4.20+:ThedriverhasbeensuccessfullyandeasilybuiltinRedhat9,FedoraCore2.3

andDebian3.1.

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