User's Manual

1-3 System Requirements

Installation of the PC Card requires:

 Laptop PC containing :

– 32-bit CardBus slot (or Desktop PC with PC Card-PCI adapter)

– 32 MB memory or greater

– 300 MHz processor or higher

 Microsoft Windows 2000/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98

Second Edition/Windows XP/Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 6)

1-4 Features and Benefits

2.4GHz IEEE802.11b/g (draft) standard and

5GHz IEEE802.11a standard compliant

Fully interoperable with IEEE802.11a/b/g (draft)

compliant products.

Up to 54Mbps and 108Mbps (turbo mode)

high-speed data rates

Capable of handling heavy data payloads such

as MPEG video streaming.

Up to 152-bit WEP Data Encryption with TKIP Powerful data security.

IEEE802.11x Client support (Optional) Enhances authentication and security.

Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) support

Provides flexible selection of the best frequency

to allow mobility among all existing

IEEE802.11a/b/g networks.

Transmission Power Control (TPC) support Offers flexibility to adjust RF output power.

Multi-country Roaming (802.11d) support

Automatically adjusts regulatory domain to

operate in different countries.

1-5 Applications

The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient. The following list describes some of the

many applications made possible through the power and flexibility of wireless LANs:

Difficult-to-wire environments

There are many situations where wires can not or not easily be laid. Historic buildings, older buildings,

open areas and across busy streets make the installation of LANs either impossible or very expensive.

2. Temporary workgroups

Consider situations in parks, athletic arenas, exhibitions, disaster-recovery, temporary office and

construction sites where one wants a temporary WLAN established and removed.

3. The ability to access real-time informatios

Doctors/nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can access real-time information while

dealing with patients, serving customers and processing information.

4. Frequently changed environments

Show rooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites where frequently rearrange the

workplace.

5. Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) networks

SOHO users need a cost-effective, easy and quick installation of a small network.