2-22 Operating Your ComputerUsing the Wireless LAN (Optional)Depending on your model, an internal Mini PCI wireless LAN (WLAN)card may have been pre-installed by your computer manufacturer at thefactory. This card allows you to access corporate networks or the Internetin a wireless environment.The WLAN features include:z Peer-to-Peer (Ad-Hoc) and Access Point (Infrastructure) modessupportz WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 64/128-bit data encryptionz IEEE 802.11a/b/g standard complianceTechnology 802.11a 802.11b 802.11gStated MaximumThroughput (Mbps)54 11 54Data Rates (Mbps) 54, 48, 36, 24, 18,12, 9, 611, 5.5, 2, 1 54, 36, 18, 9Band (GHz) 5.15 ~ 5.35 2.412 ~ 2.462 2.4ModulationTechnologyOFDM (OrthogonalFrequency DivisionMultiplexing)DSSS (DirectSequence SpreadSpectrum)OFDM (OrthogonalFrequency DivisionMultiplexing)NOTE: 802.11g mode is backward compatible with 802.11b mode.To take advantage of the WLAN feature, make sure that the WLANdriver is installed correctly (see chapter 6 for details). If your WLAN cardwas provided by your dealer instead of the computer manufacturer,contact your dealer for the correct driver to use.
