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Introduction
This product was specially designed to satisfy the needs of small offices
or home offices.
It represents a complete solution for wireless networking and is very easy to
configure and operate without any special prior technical knowledge. This Man-
ual contains instructions for installing and configuring W500. Please read this
Manual thoroughly before you install and use this product. This way you will be
able to derive the maximum benefit from the functionality of the device.
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Technical Features and Advantages
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Interoperable with IEEE 802.11g wireless devices
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Support for AP, wireless client, repeater and bridge modes
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High security: WEP encryption (64, 128 and 152 bit), 802.1x (EAP-TLS,
EAP-TTLS, LEAP, EAP-PEAP), WPA/WPA-PSK, WPA2/WPA2-PSK, wire-
less MAC filter list
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Direct interface to IEEE 802.3 Fast Ethernet networks (10/100-BaseTX RJ-
45 LAN port)
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Supports data rates of 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) allows users to automatically establish a con-
nection between
W500
figure the wireless client for the connection with
ton.
and WPS-capable wireless clients. Users can con-
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Introduction
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User Manual
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