Motorola WN825G manual Overview Section, Simple Home Network Diagram, Wireless Connections

OVERVIEW SECTION 1

Simple Home Network Diagram

Your wireless notebook adapter card, allows you to access files, printers, and an Internet connection on your network. A sample Local Area Network (LAN) is shown below:

In the example above, the Internet communicates with the modem which in turn communicates with the router. The router acts as the gateway to your network, sending information to whichever device asks for information. The adapter card enables your notebook PC to be part of the wireless network.

Wireless Connections

Your wireless adapter card uses a radio transmission technology defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) called 802.11 Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi). This standard is subdivided into distinct categories of speed and the frequency spectrum used, designated by the lower case letter after the standard.

For example, your adapter card can work with both the ‘b’ and ‘g’ specifications. The 802.11b specification transmits data rates up to 11 Mbps while the 802.11g specification transmits data rates up to

54 Mbps. Both standards operate in the 2.4 GHz range. These are theoretical speeds so your performance may vary.

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