3Com 3CRWE777A manual Hardware Description, Features, Applications

2CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW

Hardware Description

3Com's Wireless PCI Card supports 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps half-duplex connections to Ethernet networks. This card is fully compliant with 2.4GHz DSSS CSMA/CA wireless networking as defined in IEEE 802.11b. It is designed to complement PCI Local Bus computers. It supports Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me.

Features

■1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps data rate.

■Wireless connection without the difficulties and cost of cabling

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Greater flexibility to locate or move networked PCs

Integrates with or replaces wired LANs at dramatically lower cost than wired alternatives

■Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet LANs augments existing networks quickly and easily

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Easy installation

Operating range up to 30m (100 ft) at 11 Mbps , up to 100m (300 ft) at 5.5 Mbps and lower

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Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint access

Direct Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DSSS) technology provides robust, interference-resistant and secure wireless connection

■Supports a wide range of operating systems (Win95/98/NT/2000/Me)

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Plug-and-Play

Provides a user-friendly interface for configuration

Enhances your network security with WEP data encryption

Applications

3Com wireless products offer a fast, reliable, cost-effective solution for wireless client access to the network in applications like these:

■Remote access to corporate network information: E-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation.