User's Manual

WM821-M MiniPCI Module

Chapter 1

Introduction

Thank you for using the Wireless MiniPCI Module. The WM821-

M is a dual-band, quad-mode wireless network adapter that

works on all the frequencies allocated for WLAN operation eve-

rywhere in the world. It is in compliance with the Draft

IEEE802.11n standard in a 2x3 MIMO configuration. It also

complies with the IEEE 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11b stan-

dards. WM821-M features the compactness and high bus

speed of the Mini PCI specifications which gives users of lap-

tops, notebooks, tablet PCs, and other mobile computing

devices transparent Internet access anywhere in the world

through any Wi Fi network without software changes or addi-

tional hardware.

Able to provide greater than 100Mbps real world throughput

using high-speed spatial multiplexing modes, the WM821-M

provides the freedom to work as you wish, wherever you wish,

using whatever kind of application you wish to use. The adapter

installs directly in any host device with a Mini PCI slot: just plug

it in and you’re ready to access local resources and/or the Inter-

net at the highest speed the WLAN, the location, and the host

computer can provide. It is ready to work “out of the box” in any

embedded device or in any computer running Microsoft® Win-

dows 2000, or XP (TBD). The WM821-M Mini PCI Card is truly

a “must-have” for every productivity-sensitive laptop, notebook,