Zonet Technology 802.11 g 54Mbps Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter user manual

communicate with other manufacturers’ wireless devices that support this standard. The followings are the main distinguishing features of this wireless adapter.

Compatible with IEEE 802.11g high rate standard to provide wireless speeds of 54Mbps data rate with OFDM modulation.

Backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b high rate standard to provide wireless speeds of 11Mbps data rate with CCK modulation

Dynamic date rate scaling at 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 Mbps in OFDM mode

Dynamic date rate scaling at 11, 5.5 Mbps in CCK mode; 2 and 1Mbps in DQPSK and DBPSK mode.

32-bit cardbus Interface

Maximum reliability, throughput and connectivity with automatic fallback, auto-switch between OFDM and CCK.

Supports wireless data encryption with 128-bit WEP and WPA standard for security On-board printed patch antenna

Drivers support Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP

Simple user setup & diagnostics utilities

Type approval compliant with FCC Part 15.247 for US, EN 300-328 for Europe, and RCR STD-33A and ARIB STD-T66 for Japan

1.4Wireless CardBus Adapter Specification

	Specification
RF Technology	Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
Operating Frequency	2400-2497MHz ISM band
Modulation Schemes	DQPSK, DBPSK and CCK
Channel Numbers	11 channels for United States
	13 channels for Europe
	14 channels for Japan
Data Rate	11Mbps(CCK) with fall back rates of 5.5, 2, and 1Mbps
	54Mbps with fall back rates of 48/36/24/18/12/9 Mbps
	(OFDM)
Media Access Protocol	CSMA/CA with ACK
Transmitter Output Power	18 dBm typically
Receiver Sensitivity	Typical -68dBm for 54Mbps @ 10% PER (Packet Error Rate)
	Typical -86dBm for 2Mbps @ 8% PER (Packet Error Rate)
Range Coverage	Indoor: 35 - 100 meters (depends on environment)
	Outdoor: 100 - 300 meters (depends on environment)
LED Indicator	Power & Link status
Antenna Type	Printed-on-board antenna
Operating Voltage	3.3V
Current Consumption	250mA at transmit mode typically
	200mA at receive mode typically
	5mA at sleep mode typically
Form Factor and Interface	PC Card Type II
Temperature	0 ~ 55	in operating
	-20~75	in storage
Humidity	10% ~ 90% Non-condensing
Dimension	115mm x 54mm x 5mm

Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter