Operating Your Computer 2-22The internal 10/100/1000Base-T LAN (Local Area Network) moduleallows you to connect your computer to a network. It supports datatransfer rate up to 1000 Mbps.To connect the network cable to the LAN module, connect one end of theLAN cable to the RJ-45 connector on the computer and the other end tothe network hub.Using the Wireless LANDepending on your model, an internal mini PCI-E wireless LAN(WLAN) card may have been pre-installed by your computermanufacturer at the factory. This card allows you to access corporatenetworks or the Internet in 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
