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User's Manual for the NETGEAR Super AG Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111U
Comparing the 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g Modes
The NETGEAR Super AG Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111U offers a variety of wireless
modes. The table below compares some of the features of each mode.
Table 2-1.
Comparison of Wireless Modes
Features
802.11b
Performance 11 Mbps
Range
In practice,
about 100 feet
indoors. Up to
1500 feet in the
open.
Compatibility 802.11b only
Channel
Any
Frequency
2.4 GHz
Note: The access point or router that you are connecting to using the WG111U must have the
NETGEAR Super A or Super G mode enabled in order to achieve the higher speeds listed in the
table above.
Introduction
802.11a
Super A
54 Mbps
108 Mbps
Less than "b"
More than "a"
Only with
802.11a
normal 802.11a
Any
Any
5 GHz
5 GHz
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802.11g
Super G
54 Mbps
108 Mbps
Two times "b"
Four times "b"
802.11g and
802.11g and
802.11b
802.11b
(Can use a "g"
router with a "b"
adapter.)
Any
6
2.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
2-3
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