D-Link AirPro DWL-AB650 Manual page 7

Wireless Basics (continued)
People use wireless LAN 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
easy to set up, manage, change and relocate. Networks that frequently change,
both physically and logically, can benefit from WLANs ease of implementation.
WLANs can operate in locations where installation of wiring may be impractical.
Installation Speed and Simplicity
be fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and
ceilings.
Network Expansion
where wires cannot.
Scalability
– Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) can be configured in a
variety of topologies to meet the needs of specific applications or existing
infrastructures. 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-AB650 is compatible with other 802.11a products, which include:
2.4GHz/5GHz Dual Band, Multi-mode Wireless PCI Adapters used
with desktop computers (D-Link AirPro DWL-AB520)
5GHz Wireless Cardbus Adapters used with laptop computers
(D-Link AirPro DWL-A650)
5GHz Wireless PCI Adapters used with desktop computers
(D-Link AirPro DWL-A520)
5GHz Multimode Wireless Broadband Routers computers
(D-Link AirPro DI-764, and DI-754)
5GHz Wireless Access Points
(D-Link AirProDWL-5000AP, DWL-6000AP)
– WLANs (Wireless Local Area Networks) are
- Wireless technology allows the network to go
- Installing a wireless LAN system can
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