User's Manual

4D-Link DWA-525 User Manual
Section 1 - Product Overview
Introduction
TheD-LinkWirelessN150DesktopPCIAdapter(DWA-525)isa802.11nclientdevicethatdeliversunrivaledwirelessperformance
foryourdesktopcomputer.WiththeDWA-525,youcanaddorupgradeyourDesktopPC’swirelessconnectivitywithouthaving
topurchaseanewcomputer.Onceconnected,accessyournetwork’shigh-speedInternetconnectionwhilesharingphotos,
les,music,video,printers,andstorage.GetabetterInternetexperiencewithafasterwirelessconnectionsoyoucanenjoy
digitalphonecalls,gaming,downloading,andvideostreaming.
Powered byWireless N150technology, the DWA-525providesafasterwireless connection and superiorreception than
802.11g*.TheDWA-525isdesignedforuseinbiggerhomesandforthosethatdemandhighernetworking.Maximizewireless
performance by connecting this desktop adapter to a Wireless N 150 Router and stay connected from virtually anywhere in
thehome.ThisadaptersupportsWEP,WPA,andWPA2encryptiontopreventoutsideintrusionandprotectyourpersonal
information from being exposed.
The D-Link DWA-525 is a powerful 32-bit desktop adapter that installs quickly and easily into desktop computers. Like all D-
Linkwirelessadapters,theDWA-525canbeusedinad-hocmodetoconnectdirectlywithothercardsforpeer-to-peerle
sharing or in infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless access point or router for access to the Internet in your oce or
home network.
TheDWA-525featuresrobustsecuritytohelpprotectthewirelessnetworkfromintruders,complyingwiththelatestwireless
networkingsecurityprotocols,includingWEPencryptionandWi-FiProtectedAccess(WPA)supportforWPA2-PSK.TheDWA-525
also includes a conguration utility to discover available wireless networks and create and save detailed connectivity proles
for those networks most often accessed.
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MaximumwirelesssignalratederivedfromIEEEStandard802.11gand802.11nspecications.Actualdatathroughputwillvary.Networkconditionsandenvironmentalfactors,
includingvolumeofnetworktrac,buildingmaterialsandconstruction,andnetworkoverhead,loweractualdatathroughputrate.Environmentalfactorswilladverselyaect
wireless signal range.