ZyXEL Communications IEEE802.11b user manual Introduction, Features

WLAN PCI Card User’s Manual

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card. This high-speed IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card provides you with an innovative wireless networking solution. The Card is easy to set up and use. With this innovative wireless technology, you can share files and printers on the network—without inconvenient wires!

The Card is a network Adapter with a rate of 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps operating in the ISM band using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) transmission implementing the IEEE 802.11b standard. This Adapter provides Device Drivers for Windows Operating Systems. It also provides tools for the configuration of the Card. The tool, as well as the installation steps of the plug-and-play procedure for the Windows operating systems, is described in this document.

Features

The IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card offers compliance with the IEEE 802.11b specification. This feature allows them to communicate with other wireless devices that support the standard. Features of the Card are:

Uses 2.4GHz frequency band, which complies with worldwide requirement

Wireless interface following the IEEE 802.11b standard Using PCI interface

Enciphering/deciphering of wireless data by the implementation of the WEP algorithm

Wire-free access to networked resources from anywhere beyond the desktop

Allows users move between Access Points without resetting their connection reconfiguration

Delivers data rate up to 11 Mbps Supports 11, 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps rates

Provide IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card Configuration utility

The Card uses external Antenna with LEDs indicating Power and Link Supports most popular operating systems

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