WiGig - Wireless Gigabit technology
Question: What is the difference between WiDi and WiGig ?
Answer: WiDi utilizes 802.11n speeds (600 Mb/s) while
WiGig is 4.6 Gb/s and so only WiGig can support a seamless
docking experience. WiDi is better suited for streaming
video or still images.
Question: How will WiGig evolve? Will more Dell laptops
support WiGig ?
Answer: Yes, many systems will support WiGig in the future.
Dell Wireless Dock D5000
Question: Does the Dell Wireless Dock - WiGig
communicate to one PC at a time, or several?
Answer: One system at a time.
Question: If just one, how does it maintain connection to
just one device when several WiGig PC’s are within range?
Answer: Either by password protection or by first user to
connect.
Question: Are Wake-on-LAN and PXE-Boot supported on
the D5000?
Answer: No, these are features that are planned to be
available on the next-generation of docking
Question: Will the WiGig dock work in a room where you
have several docks? How is the interference?
Answer: Based on testing, multiple docks can be used in the
same room with limited performance impact.
Question: How do you connect to a dock? Will a machine
always connect to the same dock? How to change the
dock that you connect to?
Answer: Initial setup is through WPS or through a passcode.
The dock can be set to be auto-connect or manually
connect depending on preference. Typically, a user would
auto-connect in their office but manually connect to a
shared dock in a conference room.
Question: How can you switch which machine is docked
if you use the docking station as a meeting room dock
connected to a projector?
Answer: Automatic Docking should be disabled. First user
would have to disconnect using the Connection Program, to
enable the second user to connect.
Dell Latitude 6430u with WiGig
Question: Can I walk around with my notebook once it is
connected?
Answer: It is recommended that the notebook remain in
one place but the benefit of a wireless connection is that
you can move around with limited performance impacts.
Question: Are all 6430u platforms WiGig-capable straight
from the factory?
Answer: Not all Latitude 6430u systems are WiGig-capable.
System that shipped out with Intel 6300 WLAN require a
different non-WiGig LCD cover due to a different antenna
requirement. All systems that shipped out with any of the
other WLAN options (DW1504, DW1540, Intel 6205, no
WLAN) are WiGig-capable, meaning that a customer can
upgrade them to WiGig-ready by purchasing a DW1601 card
and downloading the WiGig driver.
Question: Does the Latitude 6430u support E-family
docking solutions (Dell E-Port and E-Port Plus) ?
Answer: No
Dell Wireless Dock - WiGig : Frequently Asked Questions
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