User Manual Part 2

Networking Characteristics

Radio Characteristics

Radio Characteristics of the MPCI3A-20/R WIRELESS LAN CARD may vary:

• According to the country where the product was purchased.

• According to the type of product that was purchased.

Wireless communication is often subject to local radio regulations. Although the

MPCI3A-20/R WIRELESS LAN CARD has been designed for operation in the

license-free 2.4 GHz band, local radio regulations may impose a number of

limitations to the use of wireless communication equipment.

To comply with such regulations, MPCI3A-20/R WIRELESS LAN CARD is marketed

with dedicated channel-sets with a number of factory-programmed channels

identified by the following acronyms:

• ETS for countries that adhere to the regulations as defined by the European

Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI),

• FCC for countries that adhere to the regulations as defined by the US Federal

Communications Commission (FCC),

• FR for France, and

• JP for Japan.

Data Rate High 11 Mb/s

Medium 5.5 Mb/s

Standard 2 Mb/s

Low 1 Mb/s

The cards use an automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism.

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