D-Link Air Xpert DWL-AG650 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 can benefit from WLANs ease
of implementation. WLANs can operate in locations where the 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
priced 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-AG650 is compatible with the following wireless products:
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D-Link Air Xpert DWL-AG650, D-Link AirPro DWL-A650, D-Link
AirPlus DWL-650+, D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650,
Link AirPro DWL-AB650
Wireless Cardbus Adapters used with laptop computers
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D-Link AirPro DWL-A520 and D-Link AirPlus DWL-520+,
D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G520, another D-Link Air Xpert
DWL-AG520, and D-Link AirPro DWL-AB520
Wireless PCI cards used with desktop computers
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D-Link AirPlus DWL-900AP+, D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-
2000AP and D-Link Air Xpert DWL-7000AP
Wireless Access Points
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D-Link AirPlus DI-614+, D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DI-624 and
D-Link Air Xpert DI-774
Wireless Broadband Routers
- WLANs are easy to set up, manage, change
- Installing a WLAN system can be
- Wireless network devices are as competitively
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