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Preface
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SMCWUSB-N4 300 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Manual
Key Features
The following list summarizes the SMCWUSB-N4
’s key features.
Supports 300 Mbps wireless receiving and transmitting rate
Complies with the latest 802.11n and 802.11b/g standards
Supports USB 2.0 port
Supports 20MHz/40MHz frequency width
Detects wireless network and changes transmitting rate automatically
Provides two working modes: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc.
Benefits
The SMCWUSB-N4 is the ideal product around which you can build your wireless network.
The following list summarizes a few key advantages.
Ideal for hard-to-wire environments
. There are many scenarios where cables cannot
be used to connect networking devices. Historic and older buildings, open areas, and
busy streets, for example, make wired LAN installations difficult, expensive, or
impossible.
Temporary workgroups
. Wireless networks make it easy to provide connectivity to
temporary workgroups that will later be removed. Examples include parks, athletic
arenas, exhibition centers, disaster-recovery shelters, temporary offices, and
construction sites.
Accessing real-time information
. With a wireless network, workers who rely on access
to real-time information, such as doctors and nurses, point-of-sale employees, mobile
workers, and warehouse personnel, can access the data they need and increase
productivity, without having to look for a place to plug into the network.
Frequently changed environments
. Wireless networks are well suited for showrooms,
meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites, where workplaces change
frequently.
Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks
. Wireless networks let network managers
in dynamic environments minimize overhead due to moves, extensions to networks, and
other changes.
Wired LAN backup
. Network managers can implement wireless networks to provide
backup for mission-critical applications running on wired networks.
Mobility within training and educational facilities
. Students at college and training
sites at corporations are two examples where wireless connectivity can be used to
facilitate access to information, information exchanges, and learning.