HCL Notebook Computer, User Manual

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User's Guide
Wireless LAN Connection (on selected models)
The optional built-in wireless LAN is a compact easy-to-use wireless Ethernet adapter. Implementing the
IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LAN (WLAN), the optional built-in wireless LAN is capable of fast data
transmission rates using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing (OFDM) technologies on 2.4 Ghz or 5 Ghz frequencies (depending of the card specifications).
The optional built-in wireless LAN is backward compatible with the earlier IEEE 802.11 standards allowing
seamless interfacing of wireless LAN standards.
The optional built-in wireless LAN is a client adapter that supports Infrastructure and Ad-hoc modes giving
you flexibility on your existing or future wireless network configurations for distances up to 40 meters between
the client and the access point. But this depends upon the environmental conditions like presence of high
magnetic and electrical field etc.
To provide efficient security to your wireless communication, the optional built-in wireless LAN comes with a
64-bit/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) features.
Using the Notebook PC
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