D-Link DWL-G650 - AirPlus Wireless 802.11b 11Mbps/802.11g 54Mbps PC Card Product Manual page 7

Wireless Basics (continued)
People use WLAN technology for many different purposes:
Mobility
- Productivity increases when people have access to data in any
location within the operating range of the WLAN. Management decisions based
on real-time information can significantly improve worker efficiency.
Low Implementation Costs
and relocate. Networks that frequently change, both physically and logically,
can benefit from WLANs ease of implementation. WLANs can operate in
locations where installation of wiring may be impractical.
Installation and Network Expansion
fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings.
Wireless technology allows the network to go where wires cannot go - even
outside the home or office.
Inexpensive Solution
as conventional Ethernet network devices.
Scalability
– WLANs can be configured in a variety of ways to meet the needs
of specific applications and installations. Configurations are easily changed
and range from peer-to-peer networks suitable for a small number of users to
larger infrastructure networks to accommodate hundreds or thousands of
users, depending on the number of wireless devices deployed.
The DWL-G650 is compatible with the following wireless products:
D-Link Air DWL-650, D-Link AirPlus DWL-650+,
D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650
Wireless Cardbus Adapters used with laptop computers
D-Link Air DWL-520 and D-Link AirPlus DWL-520+,
D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G520
Wireless PCI cards used with desktop computers
D-Link AirPlus DWL-900AP+ and DWL-2000AP
Enhanced 2.4GHz Wireless Access Points
D-Link AirPlus DWL-800AP+
Enhanced 2.4GHz Wireless Range Extender
D-Link AirPlus DWL-810+
Enhanced 2.4GHz Ethernet-to-Wireless Bridge
– WLANs are easy to set up, manage, change
– Wireless network devices are as competitively priced
- Installing a WLAN system can be
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