NETGEAR user manual Chapter Introduction, About the Netgear 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2

Chapter 2

Introduction

This chapter introduces the features, package contents, and appearance of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2.

About the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2

The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 gives you ultimate mobility in your office or while you are traveling. It frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring and helps you create a wireless network for sharing your broadband cable or DSL Internet access among multiple PCs in and around your home. It is designed for notebook computers running Microsoft® Windows®. It is both 16-bit PCMCIA and 32-bit CardBus compatible and works in any available PCMCIA or CardBus slot.

Its auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer at up to 54 Mbps for maximum throughput or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to distance or operating limitations in an environment with a lot of electromagnetic interference.

The WG511v2 Wireless PC Card provides reliable, standards-based 802.11b 11 Mbps WLAN connectivity that is protected with industry-standard security. In addition, it offers the faster speeds of the 802.11g standard. It works with Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, and XP operating systems.

Key Features and Compatible Products

The WG511v2 Wireless PC Card provides the following features:

•Reliable IEEE 802.11g and b standards-based wireless technology.

•Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure mode.

•54 Mbps high speed data transfer. Wireless nodes negotiate to operate in the optimal data transfer rate. In a noisy environment or when the distance between the wireless nodes is far, the wireless nodes automatically fall back to operate at lower transfer rates.

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v2.2, December 2005