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Chapter 1 Product Overview
1.1 Introduction to the AIRCRUISER N300 USB Wireless
Adapter
This GN-WB31N-RH 802.11b/g/n Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) USB adapter
is composed of the MAC, Baseband, and radio components, USB interface, and two
antennas with high throughput and MIMO (Multi-Input and Multi-Output) feature. It
operates at 2.4GHz frequency band, providing fast (up to 300Mbps) and secure (WEP
64/128, TKIP, AES, WPA, WPA2 and 802.1x) connections to 802.11n networks from a
single Adapter. It is backward compatible with 11b and 11g. GN-WB31N-RH
overcomes environment multi-path effect by MIMO feature and to keep its stable
wireless performance and running wireless anywhere.
Power in a small package
With the design of small and convenient size, the GIGABYTE’s GN-WB31N-RH is
powerful. Enabling 54 Mbps wireless Internet sharing – 5 times faster than most
Wireless USB adapters on the 802.11b network. High-level WEP encryption protects
your network from would be hackers without a hit on performance.
High-speed USB 2.0
Features a USB 2.0 interface that is up to 40 times faster than USB 1.1 allowing you to
realize full 300 Mbps speed of the 802.11g wireless standard. New antenna technology
provides superior range above previous-generation 802.11b adapters.
The GN-WB31N-RH supports office roaming for notebook PC users for shared
broadband Internet access and resources. GIGABYTE’s Wireless Utility lets you create
profiles that reflect specific WLAN settings for each different location or access point
you connect to – the coffee shop, University, or at home.
With powerful Notebook flexibility and wireless convenience, GN-WB31N-RH is what
you’re looking for!
1.2 Features
Conform to IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g and draft 802.11n specification
Wireless transmits data rate up to maximum speed of 300Mbps
Dynamically scales the data rate
Support 64/128-bit WEP encryption, TKIP, AES, 802.1x, WPA and WPA2
Support Quality of Service WMM
Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption
Seamless roaming between 11b, 11g and draft 11n networks