Draytek 550 Advantages for Using Wireless Network, Advantages for adopting Wireless Networking

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Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter

1.4 Advantages for Using Wireless Network

Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter can wirelessly transmit and receive data, minimizing the need for wired connections, at a speed of up to eleven megabits per second. With the Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter you can locate your PC wherever you want without wires or cables.

The Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter provides LAN users with an access to real-time information anywhere in their organization. The mobility provides effectiveness and efficiency, which are not available under wired networks.

The Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter configuration is easy to switch between peer-to-peer networks, suitable for a small number of users, and full infrastructure networks of thousands of users that allow roaming around a broad area.

Advantages for adopting Wireless Networking:

-Less Space Limits: The Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter provides access to network services without wires; therefore, it gives you more freedom to allocate and style your living and working space. In addition, in some areas where is hard or expensive to connect to wired networks, such as historic buildings, classrooms or mobile connectivity, then you can count on wireless networking.

-Flexible Workgroups and Lower Cost: For workspaces that are frequently reconfigured for temporarily use such as demo in exhibitions, wireless networking is easy to set up of lower total cost—and all equipments are recyclable. You do not have to remove the old wires and then build up the new ones again and again.

-Networked Conference Rooms: Users can access the network as they move from a meeting to another, getting the access to information/data and the ability to communicate decisions while “on the go”.

-Ad Hoc Networking: On site consulting and small workgroups may increase productivity with quick network setup and collaboration software.

-Branch Office Networking: With an Access Point to bridge between the LAN and Internet, wireless networking provides an easy to install, use and maintain network for a remote or sales office.

-Campus-Wide Network Mobility: The roaming capabilities allow enterprise to set up easy to use wireless networks that cover the entire campus transparently.

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Contents Vigor550 Copyright DrayTek Limited Warranty Regulatory Information FCC Radiation Exposure Statement European Community Declarations Table of Contents Chapter Introduction Package ContentsWireless Networking Scenarios Main FeaturesCooperate LAN Local Area Networking Ad Hoc ModeAdvantages for adopting Wireless Networking Advantages for Using Wireless NetworkWizard 1InstallationChapter Quick Start Guide Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter Using Client Utility to Connect to an Existing Network 2Connecting to NetworkEncryption Setting Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter Using AP Utility to create a Network Access Point AP Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter 1Installing Wlan 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter Chapter Step-by-Step InstallationVigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter Additional Setup Icon 2Setting Vigor5503Removing Your Vigor550 Uninstalling Vigor550 Select Network Type to Ad-Hoc Chapter Creat an Ad-Hoc NetworkPower Consumption Setting Acting as an Access Point Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter 1Link Status Tab Chapter Using the Client Utility2Configure Profile Tab 3Site Survey Tab 4Country Region Tab Connect Station List Chapter Using the AP Utility1AP Information Tab 2Access Point Setting Only 802.11b/g mixed can be selected 1Surveying the Network Neighborhood Chapter Network ApplicationShared Documents folder 2File Sharing3Using the Shared Folder Product Specification Glossary