Appendix C

Wireless LAN

This appendix is intended to help you get your Wireless LAN network up and running, with a minimum of parameters.

Card Specifications

Form Factor

PCI Express Mini Card

 

 

Compatibility

■ IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless LANS

■ Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) certified by the Wi-Fi

 

 

Alliance. The “Wi-Fi CERTIFIED” logo is a

 

certification mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

 

 

Network Operating

■ Microsoft Windows® Networking

System

 

 

 

Media Access

■ CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with

Acknowledgment (ACK)

Protocol

 

 

 

Data Rate

■ Theoretical maximum speed: 54Mbps

(IEEE802.11a/IEEE802.11g type)

 

 

■ Theoretical maximum speed: 11Mbps

 

(IEEE802.11b)

 

 

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