Asus WL-169gE - Manual (Page 5)

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Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1. Introduction
Overview
Thank you for purchasing the ASUS WLAN Card!
The ASUS WLAN Card is an easy-to-install and use wireless LAN adapter and
is designed to be fully compliant with both the IEEE 802.11g and IEE802.11b
wireless local area network (Wireless LAN) standards. As a result of the
completion of the standard, the interoperability of Wireless LAN products
among multiple manufacturers will be guaranteed. The ASUS WLAN Card
product provides high-speed, standards-based Wireless LAN solutions.
The ASUS WLAN Card is designed to be fully compliant with IEEE 802.11g
wireless local area networks (WLAN). 802.11g is an extension to 802.11b, used
in majority of wireless LANs today. 802.11g will broaden 802.11b's data rates to
54 Mbps within the 2.4 GHz band using OFDM (orthogonal frequency division
multiplexing) technology. 802.11g allows backward compatibility with 802.11b
devices but only at 11 Mbps or lower depending on the range and presence of
obstructions.
The ASUS WLAN Card supports data rates up to 11 Mbps, with automatic
fallback to 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps in 802.11b networks. It operates in the unlicensed
2.4 GHz frequencies called the Instrumentation, Science, and Medical (ISM)
band. Unlicensed means free of charge to users.
The ASUS WLAN Card configuration utility is a user-friendly application that
helps you quickly setup multiple roaming nodes using the ASUS WLAN Card.
You can even export the configuration settings to a file and import them to other
computers for fast multiple installations using ASUS Mobile Manager. Wireless
LANs are complementary extensions to existing wired LANs, offering complete
mobility while maintaining continuous network connectivity to both corporate
and home Intranets. They add a new level of convenience for LAN users. PC
users stay connected to the network anywhere throughout a building without
being bound by a LAN wires. This is accomplished through the use of ASUS
WLAN Access Points or ASUS WLAN Home Gateways. ASUS WLAN Home
Gateways with built-in Internet gateway capability, allows your family to share a
broadband Modem and one ISP account simultaneously from different rooms
without wires! ASUS WLAN products can keep you connected anywhere, any
time.