Wi-Fi; The Hardware For Connecting To Wireless Lan (Wlan) - AOpen MP945-VX User Manual

Wi-Fi

You will see "Wi-Fi" when you study information about wireless communication. "Wi-Fi" is an
abbreviation for wireless fidelity and is used generically when referring to any type of 802.11
network, whether 802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc. "Wi-Fi" is a term promulgated by the Wi-
Fi Alliance. Products tested and approved as "Wi-Fi Certified" (a registered trademark) by the
Wi-Fi Alliance are certified as interoperable with one another, even if they are from different
manufacturers. You can search for "Wi-Fi", "802.11b" from Yahoo's or Intel's web sites to find
out more information about wireless communication products and technology. You can visit
www.54g.org to view the white paper and many other helpful resources to learn more about
wireless network communication.

The Hardware for Connecting to Wireless LAN (WLAN)

Certain Wireless ISP refers to wireless Internet communication as wireless LAN or WLAN. A
home user needs a product generally known as "access point" to connect to an DSL (ADSL)
modem, which is connected to the telephone wall outlet. The access point (AP) receives digital
signals transmitted from the wireless card of your computer system, and then transmit the
received signals through the DSL modem to the Internet network. Nowadays the wireless card
is frequently a "built-in" device inside a mini PC, notebook PC, or PDA. The access point
can also transmitted digital data to the wireless logic (card) of your mini PC, notebook PC,
or PDA. You can get an AP from a PC peripheral dealer or from a web-based retailer such as
http://www.newegg.com In some cases, the wireless ISP provides subscribers with the required
access point and DSL modem, and help the subscribers set up the wireless Internet access.