Introduction; Features; Specifications - Planet 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter WL-8315 User Manual

1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the PLANET WL-8315. This card complies with IEEE 802.11g standard,
which supports up to 54Mbps high-speed wireless network connections. It can also work with IEEE
802.11b devices. When the card connects to 11b devices, the link speed will be up to 11Mbps.
This WL-8315 supports specific ways to increase the data transfer rate at a time; compress the data
and decrease the waiting time to send the next data to the Routers or APs. This feature is called Turbo
Mode. When the card is connecting to the Routers or APs with the proprietary Turbo Mode feature, the
wireless network will be more effective.
For WLAN security issues, this card supports 64/128-bit WEP data encryption that protects your
wireless network from eavesdropping. It also supports WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) feature that
combines IEEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) technologies. Client users are
required to authorize before accessing to APs or AP Routers, and the data transmitted in the network is
encrypted/decrypted by a dynamically changed secret key. Furthermore, this card supports WPA2
function, WPA2 provides a stronger encryption mechanism through AES (Advanced Encryption
Standard), which is a requirement for some corporate and government users.
The power consumption of the card is also very low. This card provides several levels of power saving
modes allowing user customizes the way of saving the power from his/her portable or handheld
devices.

1.1 Features

2.4GHz ISM band, unlicensed operation
A fast Wireless connection without the hassles and cost of running cables
IEEE 802.11b/g standard compliant
Support Turbo mode to enhance the data transfer speed (the connected AP must support Turbo
mode as well)
Support WMM (WiFi Multi-Media) function to meet the multi-media data bandwidth requirement
(the connected AP and the application must support WMM as well)
Utilization of Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum plus OFDM modulation to provide a robust,
interference-resistant solution in a multi-user environment
Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x), WPA2 (AES with IEEE 802.1x)
functions for high level of security
Supports Ad-Hoc / Infrastructure
Seamless integration with existing LAN through any IEEE 802.11b/g compliant Access point
Support of most popular operating systems including Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP and Server
2003
Support of Power Save mode

1.2 Specifications

Interface
Standards Conformance Compliant with 802.11b / 802.11g
Data Transfer Rate
Operating Mode
Security
RF Modulation
Complaint with PCI 2.2 standard
11b：1 / 2 / 5.5 / 11Mbps (auto sensing)
11g：6 / 9 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 54Mbps (auto sensing)
Infrastructure Mode, Ad-Hoc Mode
WEP 64/128bit, WPA, WPA2
11g: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64QAM
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