Chapter 1 Introduction; About The Ma401 802.11B Wireless Pc Card; Key Features And Related Netgear Products - NETGEAR MA401 Installation Manual

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This chapter introduces the features, package contents, and appearance of the

NETGEAR

MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card.

The MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card gives you ultimate mobility in your office

or while you are traveling. It frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring and helps

you create a wireless network for sharing your broadband cable or DSL Internet

access among multiple PCs in and around your home. It is designed for notebook

computers running Microsoft

CardBus compatible and works in any available PCMCIA or CardBus slot. Its

auto-sensing capability allows packet transfer at 11 Mbps for maximum

throughput, or dynamic range shifting to the lower speeds due to distance or

operating limitations in an environment with a lot of electromagnetic interference.

It provides reliable, standards-based 802.11b LAN connectivity that is protected

with industry-standard security. It works with Windows 95B, 98, Me, NT4, 2000,

and XP operating systems.

Key Features and

The MA401 PC Card provides the following features:

•

Reliable IEEE 802.11b standard-based wireless technology.

•

Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure

mode.

Windows

. It is both 16-bit PCMCIA and 32-bit

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Chapter 1

Introduction

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