User Manual

2-22 Operating Your Computer
Using the Wireless LAN (Optional)
Depending on your model, an internal Mini PCI wireless LAN (WLAN)
card may have been pre-installed by your computer manufacturer at the
factory. This card allows you to access corporate networks or the Internet
in a wireless environment.
The WLAN features include:
l Peer-to-Peer (Ad-Hoc) and Access Point (Infrastructure) modes
support
l WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 64/128-bit data encryption
l IEEE 802.11a/b/g standard compliance
Technology 802.11a 802.11b 802.11g
Stated Maximum
Throughput (Mbps)
54 11 54
Data Rates (Mbps) 54, 48, 36, 24, 18,
12, 9, 6
11, 5.5, 2, 1 54, 36, 18, 9
Band (GHz) 5.15 ~ 5.35 2.412 ~ 2.462 2.4
Modulation
Technology
OFDM (Orthogonal
Frequency Division
Multiplexing)
DSSS (Direct
Sequence Spread
Spectrum)
OFDM (Orthogonal
Frequency Division
Multiplexing)
NOTE: 802.11g mode is backward compatible with 802.11b mode.
To take advantage of the WLAN feature, make sure that the WLAN
driver is installed correctly (see chapter 6 for details). If your WLAN card
was provided by your dealer instead of the computer manufacturer,
contact your dealer for the correct driver to use.