User's Manual Part 1

G101 Series WLAN Card
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INTRODUCTION
The G101 WLAN adapter is a wireless network client that complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g standard
on wireless LANs. The IEEE 802.11b/g standards compliance means this adapter gives you the
flexibility to connect it to any 802.11b/g network. The IEEE 802.11b/g Ethernet standard allows you to
have network connection speed of up to 11Mbps, dependent upon the distance between wireless adapters,
the configuration of yo ur working environment, or the capabilities or limitations of the applicable
network systems.
This G101 WLAN Adapter supports following WLAN features
z Automatic transmit data rate select mechanism in the transmit range of 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24,
36, 48 and 54 Mbps.
z Center frequency channel selection (2.4 GHz)
z Roaming over multiple channels.
z Supports MiniPCI interface for G101
z Supports power save mode
z Supports WPA
z Supports 64/128/152-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), TKIP, AES data encryption.
This G101 comes with software drivers for the most popular Microsoft Windows operating systems and
can be integrated into a larger network, running Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or
Windows 98 in either Ad-Hoc mode or infrastructure mode. This manual provides a quick introduction
to wireless technology and its application as it relates to networking. Take a moment to read through this
manual and familiarize you with wireless technology.