Chapter 1 Introduction - Socket Low Power Wireless LAN Card User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Overview
Now you can access enterprise and public Wi-Fi (IEEE
802.11b) Wireless LAN systems from your Pocket PC
using the smallest and lightest form factor available with
Socket's SDIO Low Power Wireless LAN Card. All you
need is a Pocket PC 2002/2003 with a SDIO slot running
SDIO Now!, and you can use the card to access the
Internet, email, and corporate servers.
The Socket SDIO Low Power Wireless LAN Card uses Direct Sequence
Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology operating at 2.4 –2.5 GHz. Data rates
up to 11 Mbps are supported, providing the speed needed for quick data
downloading. The card works in environments that are open or have 40/64-
bit or 128-bit encryption enabled. For Pocket PC 2003, the card also
supports 802.1x authentication using either Extensible Authentication
Protocol-Transport Level Security (EAP-TLS) or Protected Extensible
Authentication Protocol (PEAP) for environments with enhanced security.
The Low Power Wireless LAN Card can be used in two operating modes.
In Infrastructure mode (default), the adapter transmits and receives data
with an associated access point (AP) or an infrastructure of networked APs.
Ad Hoc mode lets you create one-to-one or one-to-many peer-to-peer
networks without APs, connecting directly with other 802.11b cards.
For a complete list of Pocket PCs compatible with the card, please visit:
www.socketcom.com/support/note_sdiocompatibility.htm
For more information about SDIO Now! software from bSQUARE
Corporation and the SDIO form factor, please visit:
www.bsquare.com/products/sdionow
Note: The MAC address of the card is on a label on the back of the card.
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