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Chapter 1: Product introduction
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Welcome!
Thank you for choosing the ASUS WiFi-g™ card!
The WiFi-g™ card is an easy-to-install and use wireless local area network
(WLAN) card designed for home or office use. Conforming to IEEE
802.11g standard for WLAN, the ASUS WiFi-g™ card is capable of up to
54Mbps data transmission rate using the Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum (DSSS) and the Octogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
technologies. This card is backward compatible with the earlier IEEE
802.11b standard allowing seamless interfacing of both wireless LAN
standards.
The WiFi-g™ card also supports several wireless network configuration
including Infrastructure, Ad-hoc, Soft Access Point, and Wireless Bridge
(Wireless Distribution System) giving you flexibility to your existing or
future wireless network configurations.
To provide efficient security to your wireless communication, WiFi-g™
comes with a 64-bit/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption.
With these and many more, ASUS WiFi-g™ card is sure to keep you
ahead in the world of wireless computing.
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Package contents
Check the following items in your ASUS WiFi-g™ card package. Contact
your retailer if any item is damaged or missing.
ASUS WiFi-g™ card
ASUS WiFi-g™ antenna with cable and twist-on connector
User Guide
WiFi-g™ support CD*
If you purchased an ASUS Wireless Edition motherboard, the contents
of the WiFi-g™ support CD are included in the motherboard support CD.