NETGEAR user manual Chapter Introduction, About the WPN111, Key Features

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111

Chapter 2

Introduction

This chapter introduces the features, package contents, and appearance of the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111.

About the WPN111

The NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 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 Internet access among multiple PCs in and around your home. It is designed for PC computers running Microsoft® Windows®. It is a USB 2.0 device and is backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports.

Its auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer at up to 108 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 RangeMax™ WPN111 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter provides reliable, standards-based 802.11g 108 Mbps WLAN connectivity that is protected with industry-standard security. It works with Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP operating systems.

Key Features

The RangeMax™ WPN111 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter provides the following features:

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

•108 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.

•High level of data encryption using128-bit Shared Key WEP data encryption method. A lower level of data encryption or no data encryption is available to simplify your network setup or to improve data transfer rate.

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