D-Link DWL-500, Specifications

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C re ate a Netwo rk and Share
I n t e rnet Access without Wi re s
PCI Wi r e l e s s
The D-Link DWL-500 is a high-speed 11 Megabits per second
(Mbps) Ethernet wireless network adapter that plugs into your
P C ’s PCI bus slot. Once connected with other netwo r ked PC’s, it
a l l ows you to share hard disk drives, DVD drives, CD drive s ,
I o m ega Zip drives, printers and provides shared access to a modem
for Internet access.
It strictly adheres to the most advanced IEEE networking Standard
for wireless connections, so the D-Link DWL-500 is ve r y
compatible with multi-vendor environments that also meet the
standard compliance for the IEEE 802.11b. The DW L - 5 0 0
bandwidth data transmission rate can be set manually at 11Mbps,
5.5Mbps, 2Mbps, 1Mbps or it can be set on dynamic auto-
sensing c o n fi g u r a t i o n .
The D-Link DWL-500 will connect point to point (Ad Hoc) or it
can use an access point (Infrastructure Mode) to extend the reach
of its communications capability. In Infrastructure mode, the
DWL-500 can be connected to a broadband residential ga t eway or
a xDSL/Cable modem for high-speed wireless Internet access on
the existing network. It has full mobility and seamless roaming
from cell to cell as well as across access points. The range of
c overage per cell for indoor use is up to 100 meters and up to 300
meter per cell for outdoor use.
The D-Link DWL-500 is an IEEE 802.11b compliant 11Mbps
wireless LAN PCI adapter. The DWL-500 will operate in 2.4 GHz
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) for wireless netwo r k s
in the home or office environment. It is PCI Local Bus 2.2
compliant. In addition, the DWL-500 supports WEP (Wi r e d
E q u ivalent Priva cy) Encryption for network security. .
The DWL-500 can transmit data at 11, 5.5, 2 or 1 Mbps per
channel. The DWL-500 transmit rate values can be manually
selected for Auto Select 1 or 2 Mbps, Fixed 1 Mbps, Fixed 11
Mbps, Fixed 2 Mbps, Fixed 5.5 Mbps and Fully A u t o .
The DWL-500 comes with an internal non-detachable dive r s i t y
patch antenna and one built-in green LED indicator for pow e r,
n e t work link and activ i t y. The DWL-500 is compatible with
Wi n d ows 98, ME, 2000, NT 4.0 and other popular operating
systems.
The D-Link DWL-500 PCI Wireless allows
you to create or join a network and share
Internet access without wires
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