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Wireless LAN Connection (on selected models)
The optional built-in wireless LAN is a compact easy-to-use wireless Ethernet adapter.
Implementing the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LAN (WLAN), the optional built-
in wireless LAN is capable of fast data transmission rates using Direct Sequence
Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
technologies on 2.4GHz/5GHz frequencies. The optional built-in wireless LAN is
backward compatible with the earlier IEEE 802.11 standards allowing seamless
interfacing of wireless LAN standards.
The optional built-in wireless LAN is a client adapter that supports Infrastructure
and Ad-hoc modes giving you exibility on your existing or future wireless network
congurations for distances up to 40 meters between the client and the access point.
To provide efcient security to your wireless communication, the optional built-in
wireless LAN comes with a 64-bit/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption
and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) features.
Ad-hoc mode
The Ad-hoc mode allows the Notebook
PC to connect to another wireless
device. No access point (AP) is
required in this wireless environment.
(All devices must install optional
802.11 wireless LAN adapters.)
Infrastructure mode
The Infrastructure mode allows the
Notebook PC and other wireless
devices to join a wireless network
created by an Access Point (AP) (sold
separately) that provides a central link
for wireless clients to communicate
with each other or with a wired
network.
(All devices must install optional
802.11 wireless LAN adapters.)
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Access
Point
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