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1.0 INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the
AeroPad
, the Wireless LAN (WLAN) USB
Adapter for Mac and PC. Welcome to the Macsense/Xsense Networking Product
Family.
These days, business moves at lightning speed. To compete, companies must
make it easy for their employees to share vital business intelligence real-time and
to collaborate without restriction. But until now, network users have been bound
by the limits of their wired network, and forced to settle for access only where the
network reached.
A trend in the technology industry today is to eliminate the cable restrictions and
hassle of wires by implementing a wireless network. By choosing wireless you
reduce the hassle of cable clutter, the expensive need to run cabling in the home
or office and the aggravation altogether to crawl under that desk for the last time
to see if that Ethernet cable is connected. A WLAN standard called IEEE 802.11b
has emerged delivering speeds of up to 11 Mbps and the ability to take the
power of the Internet with you.
Imagine the ease of which you can connect to your wireless network and to the
Internet. Situate your computer in the most convenient location without regards to
whether there is a switch or hub nearby. The AeroPad is a perfect solution when
that Ethernet cable just isn’t long enough or you don’t want to settle for cables
lying openly around the house. And for those older computers, such as the iMac,
without a wireless solution, the AeroPad gives them the wireless capability they
deserve. The convenience of where and when you want to connect to your
network or Internet is now yours.
1.1 Benefits
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Eliminates the hassle and cost of cabling.
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Longer operating range gives you more room to move around.
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Supports any desktop Mac, PowerBook with an USB port.
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WEP encryption provides the highest security.
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Compatible with Apple AirPort Base Station and all 802.11b-compliant
access points.
1.2 Features
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Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz-compliant devices.
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Up to 900 feet operating range in open environment.
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High-speed data transfer rate of 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps
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Auto-fallback to lower data rate in noisy environments.
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WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 40-bit and 128-bit data encryption for
highest security.
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Drivers support and Mac OS 9 and OS X (Available September 2002).
