User Manual

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Intel® PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN Mini-PCI Adapter
Specifications
Specifications by Model
Models
Intel® PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN Mini-PCI Adapter model WM3A5000
Form Factor Mini-PCI Type 3A
Dimensions 2.35" x 2" x .20" (59.75 mm x 50.97 mm x 5
mm)
Weight .6 oz (17 g)
Antenna Interface Connector Hirose U.FL, Coax, surface-mount
connectors
Connector Interface 124-pin Mini-PCI
LEDs Link, Activity
Mini-PCI Adapter
Physical
Specifications
Power 3.3 V
General Specifications
Frequency band 5.15 GHz to 5.35 GHz
Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM
Wireless Medium Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
(OFDM)
5 GHz UNII
Frequency and
modulation
Channels 8 Non-overlapping (4 non-overlapping in
some countries)
WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11a
Wired Standard 10/100BTx
Architecture Infrastructure, ad-hoc (peer-to-peer)
Roaming 802.11a compliant for seamless roaming
between access points
Network
Wired-to-wireless switching Intel® PROSet II software
Security
Encryption 64-bit and 128-bit WEP
802.11i (802.1x, Radius, EAP):
enhanced wireless
authentication security
Pending IEEE ratification in 2002
QOS
DCF CSMA/CA
Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps
Range and
Throughput
Indoor Range
• 40 feet @ 54 Mbps
• 300 feet @ 6 Mbps