SATO 200i manual 802.11B WIRELESS INTERFACE, 802.11B WIRELESS SPECIFICATIONS

Unit 3: Interface Specifications

802.11B WIRELESS INTERFACE

802.11refers to a family of specifications developed by the IEEE for wireless LAN technology to communicate between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients. This interface only uses DSSS which allows wireless functionality comparable to Ethernet.

The wireless print server provides easy printer interface with 802.11b Wi-Fi compliant networks free of wired connections. Each printer is shipped with a Windows driver and interface installed. To print from a PC, the driver must be loaded and the PC must be configured to run one of the supported protocols.

Default Parameters: DSW1, 3, 4 OFF / DSW2 ON.

802.11B WIRELESS SPECIFICATIONS

Variable Data Rates	11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps
Frequency Band	2.4 GHz ISM Band
Wired Equivalent Privacy & WPA	WEP 128 bit, 64 bit (compatible with 40bit), WPA, 802.11x
Sensitivity	(typ, AAWGN, 8E-2 PER): -91dBm at 1Mbps, -88dBm at 2 Mdps,
	-87dBm at 5.5Mbps, -84dBm at 11Mbps.
Range	100m indoors, 300m outdoors
Protocols	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, Direct Mode IPX/IP, DLC/LLC, NetBEUI,
	NetBIOS/IP

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