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Home Wireless-G USB Adaptor
Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome
Thank you for choosing the Home Wireless-G USB Adaptor. With this Adaptor, your wireless networking
experience will be faster and easier than ever.
How does the Adaptor do this? Like all wireless products, the Adaptor allows for greater range and mobility
within your wireless network, whether it's using the Wireless-G (802.11g) or Wireless-B (802.11b) standard.
But what does all of this mean?
Networks are useful tools for sharing computer resources. You can access one printer from different computers
and access data located on another computer's hard drive. Networks are even used for playing multiplayer video
games. So, networks are not only useful in homes and offices, they can also be fun.
PCs equipped with wireless cards and adapters can communicate without cumbersome cables. By sharing the
same wireless settings, within their transmission radius, they form a wireless network.
By incorporating two fast technologies—USB 2.0 and Wireless-G (802.11g)—the Adaptor delivers data rates up
to 54Mbps. And since the 802.11g and 802.11b standards share the same 2,4GHz radio band, the Adaptor can
still communicate with devices using the popular 802.11b standard.
The included Setup Wizard will walk you through configuring the Adaptor to your network's settings, step by step.
Then just connect the Adaptor to your computer's USB port, so you can enjoy Internet connectivity with your
computer, while retaining true mobility.
Use the instructions in this Guide to help you install and use the Home Wireless-G USB Adaptor. These
instructions should be all you need to get the most out of the Adaptor.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome
network: a series of computers or devices
connected for the purpose of data sharing,
storage, and/or transmission between users.
adaptor: a device that adds network functionality
to your PC.
802.11g: an IEEE wireless networking standard
that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of
54Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.4GHz.
802.11b: an IEEE wireless networking standard
that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of
11Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.4GHz.
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