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2. What is the difference between 22Mbps and 11Mbps wireless products?
What ’s the benefit of 22Mbps Wireless A ccess Point?
The 22Mbps is made possible by the new modulation method called PBCC
developed by TI, which is different from the current CCK modulation method
for 11Mbps. The 22Mbps Wireless Access Point offers double data rate than that
of 11Mbps with 20% more distance coverage. The 22Mbps wireless products
also operate in the 2.4GHz ISM band and they are backward compatible with
11Mbps wireless products.
3. What is Roaming?
Roaming is the ability of portable computers, e.g., Packet PC and notebook, to
have consistent and continuous data transmission/reception throughout an area
covered by more than one Wireless Access Point. In order to achieve seamless
connectivity, all the wireless clients and Access Points must be set to use the
same SSID. When a user walked out of the coverage area of one AP into
another, the wireless client network device will automatically reestablish
connection with the new AP.
4. What is a MAC Address?
The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique number assigned by the
manufacturer to any Ethernet networking devices, e.g. a network adapter, that
Check and make
sure that the
network adapter is
working properly
22Mbps WLAN Adapter