Key Features
The form factor describes how the adapter is integrated into to device. Internal These adapters connect inside a computer. External External adapters connect to your computer through a port (such as USB or Ethernet). Expansion Slot These are integrated into a notebook or other device using built-in slots (such as a PCMCIA).
Form Factor
External Adapter
The specific interface technology/standard an adapter uses to 'communicate' with a system/computer.
Interface Compatibility
USB 1.1, USB 2.0, USB 1.0
Security
WEP data encryption is defined by the 802.11 standard to provide two main security features to a network. Firstly, to prevent access to the network by "intruders" using similar wireless LAN equipment and second, to prevent eavesdropping of wireless LAN traffic. WEP works by allowing an administrator to set defined respective "Keys" for each wireless network user based on a "Key String" via the WEP encryption algorithm. Simply, access is denied by anyone who does not have a key.
WEP Encryption Length
40 bit (=64 bit), 128 bit
All wireless access points should offer some sort of security against completely open access of the data you are transmitting. These are the security standards that this device adheres to.
Other Features
The operating system, or OS, performs basic tasks like running software applications, files on your hard drive, and directing peripherals like a network adapters. The Apple OSX offers fewer hardware and software choices than Windows, but is often preferred by graphic and sound design professionals as well as among students and universities. The latest version of Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, comes included on many PCs on the market today. If you're going to a WLAN (for business use), Windows XP Pro may offer more operational flexibility. Other OS like Linux offer the experienced computer user more control, though the user-friendliness of these OS is not as advanced as Windows or OSX.
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista
Warranty
Miscellaneous