D-Link Air Xpert DWL-AG520 Manual page 7

Wireless Basics (continued)
People use WLAN technology for many different purposes:
Mobility
- Productivity increases when people have access to data in any
location within the operating range of the WLAN. Management decisions based
on real-time information can significantly improve worker efficiency.
Low Implementation Costs
and relocate. Networks that frequently change can benefit from WLANs ease
of implementation. WLANs can operate in locations where the installation of
wiring may be impractical.
Installation and Network Expansion
fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings.
Wireless technology allows the network to go where wires cannot go - even
outside the home or office.
Inexpensive Solution
as conventional Ethernet network devices.
Scalability
– WLANs can be configured in a variety of ways to meet the needs
of specific applications and installations. Configurations are easily changed
and range from peer-to-peer networks suitable for a small number of users to
larger infrastructure networks to accommodate hundreds or thousands of
users, depending on the number of wireless devices deployed.
The DWL-AG520 is compatible with the following wireless products :
D-Link Air Xpert DWL-AG650, D-Link Air Pro DWL-A650, D-Link
Air Plus DWL-650+, D-Link Air Plus Xtreme G DWL-G650 ,
D-Link Air Pro DWL-AB650
Wireless Cardbus Adapters used with laptop computers
D-Link Air Pro DWL-A520 and D-Link Air Plus DWL-520+,
D-Link Air Plus Xtreme G DWL-G520, another D-Link Air Xpert
DWL-AG520, and D-Link AirPro DWL-AB520
Wireless PCI cards used with desktop computers
D-Link Air Plus DWL-900AP+, D-Link Air Plus Xtreme G DWL-
2000AP and D-Link Air Xpert DWL-7000AP
Wireless Access Points
D-Link Air Plus DI-614+, D-Link Air Plus Xtreme G DI-624 and
D-Link Air Xpert DI-774
Wireless Broadband Routers
– WLANs are easy to set up, manage, change
– Wireless network devices are as competitively priced
- Installing a WLAN system can be
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