4.5 ASUS Wireless LAN adapter

The DiGiMatrix system comes with an IEEE 802.11b-compliant wireless LAN adapter for wireless local area network (WLAN). The wireless LAN adapter allows you to share a single Internet connection with other computers making it a perfect solution for your home or small office network.

Features

The wireless LAN adapter gives you freedom to connect to a wired or wireless local area network and the Internet without the wires and cables. Employing the Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology, the wireless LAN adapter is capable of transmitting and receiving signals through radio waves on the 2.4 GHz band. Below are other wireless LAN adapter features:

•Reliable data transfer rates of up to 11Mbps with automatic fallback to 5.5, 2, and 1Mbps

•Secure data transmission via Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption

•Operating distance of up to 100 ft (30 m) indoors

•Easy installation and full software support

•Soft access point function supports up to 31 wireless clients (Windows® XP only)

•Supports infrastructure (wireless LAN adapter to access point) and Ad-hoc (wireless LAN adapter to other wireless clients) network types

•Windows® 2000/XP compatible

The wireless LAN adapter operating distance may be shorter if there are walls, barriers, or interferences in the home layout or operating environment.

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