Wireless Communications; Wireless Lan; Bluetooth Wireless Technology - Toshiba Satellite Pro M10 User Manual

Wireless communications

The computer's wireless communication function supports both Wireless
LAN and Bluetooth devices.

Wireless LAN

The Wireless LAN is compatible with other LAN systems based on Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum radio technology that complies with IEEE
802.11 Wireless LAN standard (Revision A or B) and Turbo Mode. It
supports the following features:
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Automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism in the transmit range of
54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbit/s. (Revision A)
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Automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism in the transmit range of
11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbit/s. (Revision B)
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Automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism in the transmit range of
108, 96, 72, 48, 36, 24, 18 and 12 Mbit/s. (Turbo Mode)
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Frequency Channel Selection (Revision A/Turbo Mode: 5 GHz,
Revision B: 2.4 GHz)
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Roaming over multiple channels
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Card Power Management
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Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption, based on the 152 bit
RC4 encryption algorithm.
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Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) data encryption, based on the
256 bit encryption algorithm.
Wake-up on LAN does not function on a Wireless LAN.

Bluetooth wireless technology

Bluetooth™ wireless technology eliminates the need for cables between
electronic devices such as desktop computers, printers and mobile
phones. You cannot use the built-in Bluetooth functions and an optional
Bluetooth PC card simultaneously.
Bluetooth wireless technology has the following features:
Worldwide operation
The Bluetooth radio transmitter and receiver operates in the 2.45 GHz
band, which is license-free and compatible with radio systems in most
countries in the world.
Radio links
You can easily establish links between two or more devices. The link is
maintained even if the devices are not within line of sight.
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