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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

The MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card gives you ultimate mobility in your office or while you are

traveling. It frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring and helps you create a wireless network for

sharing your broadband cable or DSL Internet access among multiple PCs in and around your home.

It is designed for notebook computers running Microsoft Windows. It is both 16-bit PCMCIA and 32-

bit CardBus compatible and works in any available PCMCIA or CardBus slot. Its auto-sensing

capability allows packet transfer at 11Mbps for maximum throughput, or speed reduction to the

lower 1Mbps speed for distance or for operating in a noisy environment.

Quickly networks your employees without the time or expense of Ethernet cabling.

Gives you constant access to corporate resources, e-mail and the intranet.

Supports the vast majority of notebook PCs

Performs with a wide range of wireless Internet services available in airports and hotels.

The key features of the MA401 Wireless PC Card are:

Reliable IEEE 802.11b standard-based wireless technology.

Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure mode.

11Mbps high rate speed. Wireless nodes negotiate to operate in the optimal data transfer rate.

In a noisy environment or when the distance between the wireless nodes is far, the wireless

nodes automatically fall back to operate at the lower transfer rate of two or one Megabit per

second.

Highest level of data encryption using128-bit Shared Key data encryption method. Lower level

of data encryption or no data encryption is available to simplify your network setup or to

improve data transfer rate.

Supports multiple operating system platform including Microsoft Windows 95/B, Windows 98,

Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Millennium.

MA301 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter

ME102 802.11b Wireless Access Point

MR314 802.11b Wireless Cable/DSL Router

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