•802.11 - applies to wireless LANs (Networ ks) and provides 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band using either fr equency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spr ead spectrum (DSSS).
•802.11b (also referred to as 802.11 High R ate or
- an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANs and provides 11 Mbps transmission ( with a fallback to 5.5, 2 and 1 M bps) in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11b uses
onl y DSSS. 802.11b was a 1999 r atification to the original 802.11 standard, allowing wireless functionality comparable to Ethernet.
•802.11g - applies to wireless LANs and provides 54 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. Backwards compatibl e with IEEE 802.11b products .
Hi-Gain Wi-Fi Antenna
High powered antenna to increase the distance of your
SMA Connector – The standard antenna connector for
with all Edi max Technologies equipment.
TNC Connector – A type of antenna connector used by few wireless networ king equi pment manufacturers.
dBi (decibel) - A unit of measurement used to determine the gai n level of wireless antennas.
mW (MilliW att) - A unit of measurement used to determi ne the power level of wireless devices.
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