QuickSpecs

HP Compaq 6720s Notebook PC

Technical Specifications

Configuration Utility5 Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP

Choice of Configuration Utility:

Microsoft Windows XP Wireless Network Connection Manager

Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility (required for Cisco

Compatible Extensions support)

Microsoft Windows Vista

Microsoft Windows Vista Wireless Network Connection Manager

LED Activity

LED Off – Radio OFF; Solid LED On – Radio ON

1.Check latest software/driver release for updates on supported security features.

2.Maximum output power may vary by country according to local regulations.

3.In Power Save Polling mode.

4.Receiver sensitivity is measured at a packet error rate of 8% for 802.11b (CKK modulation) and a packet error rate of 10% for 802.11a/g (OFDM modulation).

5.WLAN supplier's client utility is required for Cisco Compatible Extensions support with Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP. WLAN may also be compatible with certain third-party software supplicants.

Broadcom 4311BG

Wireless LAN

IEEE 802.11b

802.11b/g WiFi Adapter Standards

IEEE 802.11g

 

Interoperability

Wi-Fi certified

 

 

Cisco Compatible Extensions Program compliant with Microsoft

 

 

Windows 2000 and XP (details at

 

 

http://www.hp.com/go/notebooks/WLAN)

 

Frequency Band

2.4 GHz

 

Data Rates

802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps

 

 

802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps

 

Modulation

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

 

 

DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK, OFDM

 

Security1

Supports 64- and 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, hardware-accelerated

 

 

AES, 802.1x authentication types EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP-GTC,

 

 

PEAP-MSCHAPv2, LEAP, EAP-FAST.

 

 

Support for Cisco Security Features (proven compatibility with Cisco

 

 

Aironet infrastructure products through the Cisco Compatible

 

 

Extensions Program Version 4).

 

Sub-channels

Multinational support with frequency bands and channels compliant to

 

 

local regulations.

 

Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with ACK

 

Network Architecture

Ad-hoc (Peer to Peer)

 

Models

Infrastructure (Access Point Required)

 

Roaming

IEEE 802.11 compliant roaming between access points

 

Output Power (for

17.5 dBm

 

CKK)2

 

 

Output Power (for

15 dBm

 

OFDM; power varies by

 

 

data rate)2

 

 

Power Consumption

Transmit: 2.0 W (max)

 

 

Receive: 1.5 W (max)

 

 

Idle mode3: 390 mW (nominal)

 

 

Sleep mode: 20 mW (max)

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6720s specifications

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