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NP5430 11g Wireless PC Card User Guide
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the NetComm Wireless LAN PC Card. This high-speed Wireless
LAN PC Card provides you with an innovative wireless networking solution. The Adapter is
easy to set up and use and, with innovative wireless technology of 11G, you can share files and
printers on the network-without wires!
Wireless-G (802.11g) is the 54Mbps wireless networking standard that's almost five times faster
than the widely deployed Wireless-B (802.11b) products found in homes, businesses, and
public wireless hotspots around the country - but since they share the same 2.4GHz radio band,
Wireless-G devices can also work with existing 11Mbps Wireless-B equipment. The new
NetComm 11g PC Card Adapter from NetComm has both standards built in, so you can connect
your notebook to existing 802.11b infrastructure, and also the new screaming fast Wireless-G
networks.
Along with the device Drivers for Windows Operating Systems, your are also provided with a
utility for the configuration of the Adapter. The Utility, as well as the installation steps of the
plug-and-play procedure for the Windows operating systems, is described in this document.
Features
The NetComm Wireless LAN PC Card offers compliance with the IEEE 802.11g specification.
This feature allows them to communicate with other wireless devices that support the standard.
Features of the Adapter are:
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High-speed Wireless-G (802.11g) networking for your notebook computer
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Data rates up to 54Mbps -- 5 times faster than Wireless-B (802.11b)
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Also interoperates with Wireless-B networks (at 11Mbps)
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Wireless security -- up to 128-bit WEP encryption
What is Wireless LAN?
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) systems offer a great number of advantages over
traditional wired systems. WLAN is flexible and easy to setup and manage. They are also more
economical than wired LAN systems.
Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLAN transmit and receive data through the air.
WLAN combine data connectivity with user mobility. For example, users can roam from a
conference room to their office without being disconnected from the LAN.
Using WLAN, users can conveniently access-shared information, and network administrators
can configure and augment networks without installing or moving network cables.
WLAN technology provides users with many convenient and cost saving features:
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Mobility: WLAN provide LAN users with access to real-time information anywhere in their
organization, providing service opportunities that are impossible with wired networks.
