Introduction; About The Netgear 108 Mbps Wireless Pc Card 32-Bit Cardbus Wg511T; Key Features And Related Netgear Products - NETGEAR WG511T User Manual

User Manual for the NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511T
This chapter introduces the features, package contents, and appearance of the NETGEAR 108
Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511T.
About the NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit
CardBus WG511T
The NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511T 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 Windows
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available PCMCIA or CardBus slot.
Its auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer at up to 108 Mbps for maximum throughput
or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to distance or operating limitations in an
environment with a lot of electromagnetic interference.
The WG511T Wireless PC Card provides reliable, standards-based 802.11b 11 Mbps WLAN
connectivity that is protected with industry-standard security. In addition, it offers the faster speeds
of the soon-to-be ratified 802.11g standard. It works with Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP
operating systems.
Key Features and
The WG511T Wireless PC Card provides the following features:
• Reliable IEEE 802.11g and b standards-based wireless technology.
• Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure mode.
• 108 Mbps high speed data transfer. Wireless nodes negotiate to operate in the optimal data
transfer rate. In a noisy environment or when the distance between the wireless nodes is far,
the wireless nodes automatically fall back to operate at lower transfer rates.

Introduction

. It is both 16-bit PCMCIA and 32-bit CardBus compatible and works in any
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Related NETGEAR Products
Chapter 2
Introduction
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