
1-3 System Requirements
Installation of the PC Card requires:
◆Laptop PC containing :
–32-bit CardBus slot (or Desktop PC with PC Card-PCI adapter)
–32 MB memory or greater
–300 MHz processor or higher
◆Microsoft Windows 2000/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98
Second Edition/Windows XP/Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 6)
1-4 Features and Benefits
2.4GHz IEEE802.11b/g (draft) standard
and 5GHz IEEE802.11a standard
compliant
Fully interoperable with IEEE802.11a/b/g
(draft) compliant products.
Up to 54Mbps
high-speed data rates Capable of handling heavy data payloads
such as MPEG video streaming.
bit WEP Data Encryption with
Powerful data security.
IEEE802.11x Client support (Optional) Enhances authentication and security.
Transmission Power Control (TPC)
support Offers flexibility to adjust RF output power.
Multi-country Roaming (802.11d) support
Automatically adjusts regulatory domain to
operate in different countries.
1-5 Applications
The wireless LAN productsare easy to install and highly efficient. The following list describes some
of the
many applications made possible through the power and flexibility of wireless LANs:
1.Difficult-to-wire environments
There are many situations where wires can not or not easily be laid. Historic buildings, older
buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the installation of LANs either impossible or
very expensive.
2. Temporary workgroups
Consider situations in parks, athletic arenas, exhibitions, disaster-recovery, temporary office and
construction sites where one wants a temporary WLAN established and removed.
3. The ability to access real-time informatios
Doctors/nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can access real-timeinformation
while
dealing with patients, serving customers and processing information.
4. Frequently changed environments
Show rooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites where frequently rearrange the