Using The Wireless Lan - Getac P470 User Manual

Using the Wireless LAN

Depending on your model, an internal mini PCI-E wireless LAN
(WLAN) card may have been pre-installed by your computer
manufacturer at the factory. This card allows you to access corporate
networks or the Internet in a wireless environment.
The WLAN features include:
Peer-to-Peer (Ad-Hoc) and Access Point (Infrastructure) modes

support
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 64/128-bit data encryption

IEEE 802.11a/b/g standard compliance

Technology
Stated Maximum
Throughput (Mbps)
Data Rates (Mbps)
Band (GHz)
Modulation
Technology
NOTE: 802.11g mode is backward compatible with 802.11b mode.
To take advantage of the WLAN feature, make sure that the WLAN
driver is installed correctly. If your WLAN card was provided by your
dealer instead of the computer manufacturer, contact your dealer for the
correct driver to use.
Operating Your Computer
802.11a
54
54, 48, 36, 24, 18,
12, 9, 6
5.15 ~ 5.35
OFDM (Orthogonal
Frequency Division
Multiplexing)
802.11b
11
11, 5.5, 2, 1
2.412 ~ 2.462
DSSS (Direct
Sequence Spread
Spectrum)
802.11g
54
54, 36, 18, 9
2.4
OFDM (Orthogonal
Frequency Division
Multiplexing)
2-24