Introduction - D-Link DWL-G650M Manual

DWL-G650M User's Manual

Introduction

The D-Link DWL-G650M Super G
802.11g high-performance, wireless adapter that brings wireless networking to your
laptop or desktop PC.
With a maximum wireless signal rate of up to 108Mbps, you can connect to a wireless
network at home, at the office or at any wireless hotspot. Now you can stay connected
wherever you are and wherever you go.
The DWL-G650M is Wi-Fi compatible, meaning that it can connect and interoperate
with other 802.11b and 802.11g Wi-Fi-compliant wireless routers, access points and
adapters. The DWL-G650M connects to any available Cardbus slot on a laptop Windows
-based computer. A laptop computer with a DWL-G650M can be positioned virtually
anywhere at a workstation to achieve the best available wireless signal reception -
whether that workstation is in your office, on your deck or patio, by the pool, at the local
coffee shop, or in an airport terminal while waiting to board your next flight.
The adapter works with Microsoft Windows XP/2000 operating systems to ensure that
you'll be up and running on a wireless network in just a matter of seconds.
The DWL-G650M provides an increased level of security with WPA-PSK. WPA-Personal
is directed at home users who do not have the server based equipment required for
user authentication. The method of authentication is similar to WEP because you define
a "Pre-Shared Key" on the wireless router/AP. Once the pre-shared key is confirmed
and satisfied on both the client and access point, then access is granted. the encryption
method used is referred to as the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which offers
per-packet dynamic hashing. It also includes an integrity checking feature which ensures
that the packets were not tampered with during wireless transmission.
*Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g specifications. Actual data throughput
will vary. Network conditions and evironmental factors lower actual data throughput rate.
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