Product Features
•
Adheres to 802.11a standard in providing high data wireless transfer
rates of up to 54 Mbps. Capable of providing data rates of up to 72
Mbps in
Turbo Mode
.
•
Operation in the 5.2GHz Unlicensed National Information
Infrastructure (U-NII) frequency band
•
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) – a new
technique for transmitting high-speed data over a radio wave.
•
Dynamic data rate scaling from 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 and
72Mbps depending upon reception quality.
•
Maximum reliability, throughput and connectivity with automatic data
rate switching.
•
Supports Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption at
64/128/152-bit encryption with dynamic key exchange for security.
•
Supports infrastructure networks via Access Point and Ad-Hoc
networks via peer-to-peer communication.
•
Built-in dual diversity antenna for reduced interference in a multi-path
environment.
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Requires an available 32-bit PCI Card slot that is PCI 2.2 compliant.
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User-friendly configuration and diagnostic utilities.
LED
LED
stands for
light-emitting diode.
The
DWL-A520 Wireless PCI
Adapter
has two
LEDs
:
POWER
and
ACTIVITY
.
Network Mode
LED Activity
Network Activity
Both LEDs flash in
unison
Searching for a
Network Connection
Both LEDs flash
alternately
Associated with the
Network, but No
Activity
Both LEDs flicker dimly
Power Save Mode
(Power-up or Reset)
POWER LED – slow rate
blink
Adapter is disabled
Only the POWER LED
flashes
POWER
ACTIVITY
