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Chapter 3 - Hardware and Wireless Utility
This chapter introduces the Adapter and prepares you to use the Wireless Utility.
About Your Draft 11n Wireless PCI Adapter
With the Adapter, you can enjoy wireless mobility within almost any wireless networking environment.
The following lists the main features of your Card.
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IEEE802.11n draft v1.0 compliant
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Wireless speeds up to 300Mbps
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Increased speeds & coverage - up to 5x the speed of 802.11g
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Fully backwards compatible with 802.11b/g wireless networks
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Stream HD video, Listen to digital music, Play online games, Transfer large files, Make VoIP calls
& Surf the Internet simultaneously
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WEP 64-/128-Bit, WPA & WPA2 wireless encryption
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EZ Installation Wizard for easy installation
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Supports Windows 2000/XP
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WLAN management utility
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Three external antennas for maximum speed and coverage
Package Content
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EZ Connect™ N Wireless PCI Adapter (SMCWPCI-N)
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Installation CD containing:
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EZ Installation Wizard
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Manual
System Requirement
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2.4 GHz 802.11n draft wireless network or 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g wireless network
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Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP
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A PC with:
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300MHz CPU or above
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Available PCI slot
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20MB of available hard disk space
- CD-ROM
drive
LED Definition
The following table describes the LEDs on the 11n (Draft) Wireless PCI Adapter
STATUS
PWR LED
LNK LED
POWER OFF
OFF OFF
POWER ON
Slow Blinking
OFF
Radio on without association
Two LEDs slow blinking mutually
Associated without traffic
Two LEDs slow blinking together
Associated with traffic
Two LEDs blinking together per traffic amount