Owner's Manual 5 GHz Wireless PCI Adapter DWL-A520

Product Features
• Adheres to 802.11a standard in providing high data wireless transfer
rates of up to 54 Mbps. Capable of providing data rates of up to 72
Mbps in Turbo Mode.
• Operation in the 5.2GHz Unlicensed National Information
Infrastructure (U-NII) frequency band
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) – a new
technique for transmitting high-speed data over a radio wave.
• Dynamic data rate scaling from 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 and
72Mbps depending upon reception quality.
• Maximum reliability, throughput and connectivity with automatic data
rate switching.
• Supports Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption at
64/128/152-bit encryption with dynamic key exchange for security.
• Supports infrastructure networks via Access Point and Ad-Hoc
networks via peer-to-peer communication.
• Built-in dual diversity antenna for reduced interference in a multi-path
environment.
• Requires an available 32-bit PCI Card slot that is PCI 2.2 compliant.
• User-friendly configuration and diagnostic utilities.
LED
LED stands for light-emitting diode. The DWL-A520 Wireless PCI
Adapter has two LEDs: POWER and ACTIVITY.
Network Mode LED Activity
Network Activity Both LEDs flash in
unison
Searching for a
Network Connection
Both LEDs flash
alternately
Associated with the
Network, but No
Activity
Both LEDs flicker dimly
Power Save Mode
(Power-up or Reset)
POWER LED – slow rate
blink
Adapter is disabled Only the POWER LED
flashes
POWER
ACTIVITY