Wireless Lan(2.4Ghz/5Ghz); Basic Concepts - Draytek Vigor2860 series User Manual

3 . 1 6 W i r e l e s s
3 . 1 6 W i r e l e s s
This function is used for "n" models only.
3 . 1 6 . 1 B a s i c C
3 . 1 6 . 1 B a s i c C
Over recent years, the market for wireless communications has enjoyed tremendous growth.
Wireless technology now reaches or is capable of reaching virtually every location on the
surface of the earth. Hundreds of millions of people exchange information every day via
wireless communication products. The Vigor2860 wireless series router (with "n", "n-plus" or
"ac" in model name) is designed for maximum flexibility and efficiency of a small
office/home. Any authorized staff can bring a built-in WLAN client PDA or notebook into a
meeting room for conference without laying a clot of LAN cable or drilling holes everywhere.
Wireless LAN enables high mobility so WLAN users can simultaneously access all LAN
facilities just like on a wired LAN as well as Internet access.
Vigor2860 wireless router is a highly integrated wireless local area network (WLAN) for 5
GHz 802.11ac or 2.4/5 GHz 802.11n WLAN applications. It supports channel operations of
20/40 MHz at 2.4 GHz and 20/40/80 MHz at 5 GHz. Vigor2860 "ac" series router can support
data rates up to 1.3 GBps in 802.11ac 80 MHz channels. Vigor2860 "n" series router supports
802.11n up to 300 Mbps for 40 MHz channel operations.
Note:
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environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, network overhead and
building materials.
In an Infrastructure Mode of wireless network, Vigor wireless router plays a role as an Access
Point (AP) connecting to lots of wireless clients or Stations (STA). All the STAs will share the
same Internet connection via Vigor wireless router. The General Settings will set up the
information of this wireless network, including its SSID as identification, located channel etc.
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The actual data throughput will vary according to the network conditions and
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