Introduction; The Spacelink™ Family; System Requirements - Asus WL-500b User Manual

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the SpaceLink Home Gateway, a member of ASUS'
SpaceLink wireless infrastructure family. The SpaceLink Home Gateway
complies with the IEEE 802.11b wireless standard to provide wireless
mobile clients with network connectivity at data rates of up to 11 Mbps.
The stand-alone the SpaceLink Home Gateway connects to a small Ethernet
network to provide wireless access for wireless mobile clients.
The SpaceLink™ Family
The SpaceLink Home Gateway is a member of a product family that
provides a complete wireless networking solution.
• The SpaceLink Home Gateway (WL-500g) creates a wireless network
using the IEEE 802.11b wireless standard and adds a router, hub, and
printer server.
• The SpaceLink Access Point (WL-300) creates a wireless network
using the IEEE 802.11b wireless standard.
• The SpaceLink PC Card (WL-100) is a wireless LAN adapter that
fits into a PCMCIA Type II slot in a Notebook PC.
• The SpaceLink CF Card (WL-110) is a wireless LAN adapter that fits
into a Compact Flash Type II slot in a Portable Digital Assistant (PDA).

System Requirements

To begin using the SpaceLink Home Gateway , you must have the following
minimum requirements:
• ADSL/Cable Modem and Broadband Internet Account
• An Ethernet (10Base-T or 10/100Base-TX) adapter for wired client
• At least one 802.11b wireless adapter for a wireless mobile client
• TCP/IP and Internet browser installed
• Printer, which supports standard parallel protocol (SPP) (optional)
Note: The SpaceLink Home Gateway only supports 10Base-T on
the WAN port and both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX on the LAN port.
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