Operating Your Computer 2-27Using the Wireless LANDepending on your model, an internal mini PCI-E wireless LAN (WLAN) card mayhave been pre-installed by your computer manufacturer at the factory. This cardallows you to access corporate networks or the Internet in a wireless environment.The WLAN features include: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 64/128-bit data encryption IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n standard complianceTechnologyStatedMaximumThroughput(Mbps)Data Rates(Mbps) Band (GHz) Modulation Technology802.11a 54 54, 48, 36,24, 18, 12,9, 65.15 ~5.35OFDM (OrthogonalFrequency DivisionMultiplexing)802.11b 11 11, 5.5, 2, 1 2.412 ~2.462DSSS (DirectSequence SpreadSpectrum)802.11g 54 54, 36, 18,92.4 OFDM (OrthogonalFrequency DivisionMultiplexing)802.11n 100 Mbps ormore100 ~ 210 2.4 / 5 Spatial multiplexing,uses MIMO(multiple-inputmultiple-output)NOTE: 802.11g mode is backward compatible with 802.11b mode.
