Acer 4520 manual LAN Controller, Wlan Controller, CKIP, Tkip

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LAN Controller

 

 

Item

 

Specification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN controller

 

Broadcom NetLink BCM5787 Gigabit Ethernet Controller with PCI Express

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data link protocols

 

Ethernet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast Ethernet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gigabit Ethernet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote management

 

DMI 2.0

 

 

 

 

 

protocol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface type

 

PCI Express x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN connector type

 

RJ-45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN connector location

 

Left side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Features

 

Wake on LAN (WOL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACPI 2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WLAN Controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specification

 

WLAN Module

 

 

 

 

Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG

Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensions

2.00 x 1.18 x 0.18 in

2.00 x 1.18 x 0.13 in

 

 

 

(H x W x D)

(50.95 x 30 x 4.5 mm)

(50.95 x 30 x 3.30 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weight

6g

7.2g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversity

On-board dual diversity switching

On-board diversity support for

 

 

 

 

support for systems designed with

systems designed with two or three

 

 

 

 

two antennas

antennas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio ON/OFF control

Supported in both hardware and software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connector interface

Mini Card form factor, based on PCIe electrical interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEDs Output

Link, Activity

Single LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating temperature

0 to +80 ° C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Humidity Non-operating

50% to 92% RH non-condensing (at

50% to 90% RH non-condensing (at

 

 

 

 

temperatures of 25 ° C to 80 ° C)

temperatures of 25° C to 35° C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating system

Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft Windows 2000, XP (32/

 

 

 

 

(Professional, Home, Tablet), 2000

64-bit), and Vista (32/64-bit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wi-Fi Alliance

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED for 2.4 GHz and 5

Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11a, 802.11b,

 

 

 

 

GHZ band, WMM, WPA and WPA2

802.11g, WMM, WPA, and WPA2

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Wi-Fi Alliance Draft-N and 802.11n

 

 

 

 

 

 

certifications expected when

 

 

 

 

 

 

available)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft WHQL

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE WLAN standard

IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g and

IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE

 

 

 

 

IEEE 802.11b

802.11g, (targeting IEEE 802.11n

 

 

 

 

 

 

when available)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Architecture

Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data rate

Up to 54 Mbps data rates

Up to 300 Mbps Draft-N data rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encryption

64-bit and 128-bit WEP, AES-CCMP,

CKIP, TKIP, 64-bit and 128-bit WEP

 

 

 

 

CKIP, TKIP

(for 802.11a/b/g), AES-CCMP (for

 

 

 

 

 

 

802.11a/b/g/n)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Acer 4520 manual LAN Controller, Wlan Controller, CKIP, Tkip

4520 specifications

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