The ra nge of the wire le s s s igna l is re la te d to the tra ns mit ra te of the
wire le s s communica tion. Communica tions a t lowe r tra ns mit ra nge ma y
tra ve l la rge r dis ta nce s .
The ra nge of your wire le s s de vice s ca n be a ffe cte d whe n the
a nte nna s a re pla ce d ne a r me ta l s urfa ce s a nd s olid high-de ns ity
ma te ria ls .
Ra nge is a ls o impa cte d due to "obs ta cle s " in the s igna l pa th of the
ra dio tha t ma y e ithe r a bs orb or re fle ct the ra dio s igna l.
B lu e t o o t h w ir e le s s t e c h n o lo g y
S ome compute rs in this s e rie s ha ve Blue tooth wire le s s communica tion
function which e limina te s the ne e d for ca ble s be twe e n e le ctronic de vice s
s uch a s compute rs , printe rs a nd mobile phone s . Whe n it is e na ble d,
Blue tooth provide s the wire le s s pe rs ona l a re a ne twork e nvironme nt which
is s a fe a nd trus tworthy, tha t is quick a nd e a s y.
You ca nnot us e the compute r's built-in Blue tooth functions a nd a n e xte rna l
Blue tooth a da ptor s imulta ne ous ly. For re fe re nce , Blue tooth wire le s s
te chnology ha s the following fe a ture s :
S e c u r it y
Two a dva nce d s e curity me cha nis ms e ns ure a high le ve l of s e curity:
Authe ntica tion pre ve nts a cce s s to critica l da ta a nd ma ke s it impos s ible
to fa ls ify the origin of a me s s a ge .
Encryption pre ve nts e a ve s dropping a nd ma inta ins link priva cy.
Wo r ld w id e o p e r a t io n
The Blue tooth ra dio tra ns mitte r a nd re ce ive r ope ra te in the 2.4GHz ba nd,
which is lice ns e -fre e a nd compa tible with ra dio s ys te ms in mos t countrie s
in the world.
R a d io lin k s
You ca n e a s ily e s ta blis h links be twe e n two or more de vice s , with the s e
links be ing ma inta ine d e ve n if the de vice s a re not within a line -of-s ight of
e a ch othe r.
R a d io F r e q u e n c y In t e r fe r e n c e R e q u ir e m e n t s
This de vice is re s tricte d to indoor us e due to its ope ra tion in the 5.15 to
5.25GHz fre que ncy ra nge .
R a d io R e g u la t o r y In fo r m a t io n
The Wire le s s de vice mus t be ins ta lle d a nd us e d in s trict a ccorda nce with
the ma nufa cture r’s ins tructions a s de s cribe d in the us e r docume nta tion tha t
come s with the product. This product complie s with the following ra dio
fre que ncy a nd s a fe ty s ta nda rds .
Us e r's Ma nua l
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