D-Link DWL-AG650 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 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-AG650S is compatible with the following wireless products:
D-Link AirPro DWL-A650, D-Link AirPlus DWL-650+
and D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650
Wireless Cardbus Adapters used with laptop computers
D-Link AirPro DWL-A520 and D-Link AirPlus DWL-520+,
D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G520,
and D-Link Air Premier AG DWL-AG520S
Wireless PCI cards used with desktop computers
D-Link AirPlus DWL-900AP+, D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-
2000AP and D-Link Air Premier AG DWL-7000APS
Wireless Access Points
D-Link AirPlus DI-614+, D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DI-624 and
D-Link Air Premier AG DI-774S
Wireless Broadband Routers
– WLANs are easy to set up, manage, change
– Wireless network devices are as competitively priced
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