D-Link AirPremier AG DWL-AG660 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 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
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-AG660 is compatible with the following wireless products:
D-Link AirPremier AG DWL-AG530
Wireless PCI card used with desktop computers
D-Link AirPremier AG DWL-7100AP
Wireless Access Point
D-Link AirPremier AG DI-784
Wireless Broadband Router
The DWL-AG660 is also interoperable with other 802.11g, 802.11a,
and 802.11b standards-compliant devices.
– WLANs are easy to set up, manage, change
– Wireless network devices are as competitively priced
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