User's Manual

Operating Your Computer 2-22
The internal 10/100/1000Base-T LAN (Local Area Network) module
allows you to connect your computer to a network. It supports data
transfer rate up to 1000 Mbps.
To connect the network cable to the LAN module, connect one end of the
LAN cable to the RJ-45 connector on the computer and the other end to
the network hub.
Using the Wireless LAN
Depending on your model, an internal mini PCI-E 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:
z Peer-to-Peer (Ad-Hoc) and Access Point (Infrastructure) modes
support
z WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 64/128-bit data encryption
z 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