From the Manufacturer
Combining wireless connectivity with USB convenience, Compex iWavePort WLU11A delivers the industry-leading 11Mbps wireless LAN standard via the Universal Serial Bus (USB) for your wireless desktop clients. With selectable 64-bit or 128-bit private encryption, Compex WLU11A ensures data privacy while transmitting over the 2.4GHz frequency band. All transmitted packets are encrypted with the WEP key, and only the wireless client and access point that are configured with the same key are able to use the network resources. Implementation of WEP would give mobile users surfing security in a wireless network. This is the perfect solution for mobile users.
Features and Benefits
- 11Mbps wireless network adapter
- Easy USB installation
- 64 and 128-bit WEP encryption
- Fast data transfer
- Data privacy ensured
Product Description
Compex's WavePort-WL11 is an 11Mbps Wireless LAN Card compliant with IEEE 802.11 and 802.11b DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) standard. It utilizes the 2.4GHz ISM band compliant with FCC (USA) - 11 channels, ETSI (Europe) - 13 channels, and MKK (Japan) - 14 channels. It supports air transmission rate of 11Mbps and 5.5Mbps, and backward compatible with the older 1Mbps and 2Mbps standards. WavePort-WL11 comes with a built-in antenna, supporting reliable radio transmission of up 200 meters in an open environment. Designed with the minimum operational overhead, WavePort-WL11 is capable of achieving a throughput of 3.8-4.0Mbps. With the use of "chipping code", WavePort-WL11 is able to recover the data in the case of data corruption. In addition, it ensures data security and privacy with the use of a 64-bit or 128-bit (selectable) RC4 private encryption key. This high-speed wireless LAN Card supports two types of wireless LAN architecture, among wireless clients (Ad-Hoc Architecture) and between wireless LAN clients and Access Points (Infrastructure Architecture). To ensure minimum power consumption, WavePort-WL11 is designed with a 3.3V PCMCIA interface, consuming as low as 20mA of current at standby mode. Accessory such as PCI/PCMCIA converter is also available to provide wireless connectivity for desktop computers. WavePort-WL11 is fully Plug-N-Play and supported by the popular operating systems such as Windows 95/98, NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and even Linux operating system. Compex's WavePort-WL11 increases the mobility and reduces the cost of network implementation while retaining data integrity and privacy.