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PRESTIGIO NOBILE 1522W
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Using the Wireless LAN
Depending on your model, an internal mini PCI-E wireless LAN (WLAN) card may have been pre-installed by your
computer manufacturer at the factory. This card allows you to access corporate networks or the Internet in a wireless
environment.
The WLAN features include:
* Peer-to-Peer (Ad-Hoc) and Access Point (Infrastructure) modes support
* WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 64/128-bit data encryption
* IEEE 802.11a/b/g standard compliance
Technology
802.11a
802.11b
802.11g
Stated Maximum Throughput (Mbps)
54
11
54
Data Rates (Mbps)
54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6
11, 5.5, 2, 1
54, 36, 18, 9
Band (GHz)
5.15 ~ 5.35
2.412 ~ 2.462
2.4
Modulation Technology
OFDM (Orthogonal
DSSS (Direct
OFDM (Orthogonal
Frequency Division
Sequence Spread
Frequency Division
Multiplexing)
Spectrum)
Multiplexing)
NOTE: 802.11g mode is backward compatible with 802.11b mode.
To take advantage of the WLAN feature, make sure that the WLAN driver is installed correctly. (See chapter 6 for details.)
If your WLAN card was provided by your dealer instead of the computer manufacturer, contact your dealer for the
correct driver to use.
Connecting to a Wireless Network
To connect to a wireless network:
1. Make sure that the WLAN radio is on (controlled by Fn+F1).
2. Click Start and then All Programs.
3. Click Intel PROSet Wireless and then Intel PROSet Wireless.
4. If any wireless network is detected, the following window appears on screen.
