User's Manual

USB Wireless Network Adapter Users Manual
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the USB 2.0 802.11g Wireless Network Adapter. This
high-speed USB 2.0 802.11g Wireless Network Adapter provides you with an
innovative wireless networking solution. The Adapter is easy to set up and use. With
this innovative wireless technology, you can share files and printers on the
network—without inconvenient wires! Now you can carry the LAN in your pocket!
The adapter is a WLAN network adapter with a rate of 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps
(802.11b CCK mode), and 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps (802.11g OFDM
mode) operating as well in the 2.4 GHz ISM band using Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum (DSSS) transmission implementing the IEEE 802.11b/g standards.
This adapter provides Device Drivers for Windows ME, 2000 and Windows XP. It
also provides graphic based tools for the configuration of the adapter. The tool,
as well as the installation steps of the plug-and-play procedure for the Microsoft
Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems, is described
in this document.
Features
The USB 2.0 802.11g Wireless Network Adapter offers compliance with the IEEE
802.11b/g specification. This feature allows them to communicate with other
wireless devices that support the standard. Features of the adapter are:
Host interface: USB 2.0 compliant
Compatible to IEEE802.11g and 802.11b standards
Up to 54Mbps
of data transfer rate
Higher Data Encryption (64 and 128-bit), WPA (firmware upgradeable)
IEEE 802.11 infrastructure and ad-hoc modes (CSMA/CA)
Support graphic based user interface that eases setup, configuration and
monitoring
Uses 2.4GHz frequency band 2.412~2.484 GHz, which complies with
worldwide requirement
Support channels – 11 channels (USA, Canada), 14 channels (Japan)
Frequency selection (DFS): comply with 802.11h (firmware upgradeable)
Transmit power control (TPC): comply with 802.11h (firmware upgradeable)
Delivers data rate up to 54Mbps.
Dynamic and automatic network speed shift based on signal strength, for
maximum availability and reliability of connections.
Authentication: support IEEE 802.1x and RADIUS
QoS: comply with draft of IEEE 802.11e EDCF and HCF polling (firmware
upgradeable)
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