Product MPN
Key Features
A wireless access point is a device that transmits your online connection wirelessly, allowing users to log on without the hassle of wired networking. Wireless bridges are designed to connect multiple networks.
Type
Wireless Access Point
The wireless standards that are supported by the device, these standards tell you which functionalities a device has as well as the standards that should be supported by the wireless adapter itself.
WLAN Standards
IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g/b
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.
Security
TKIP, AES, 802.1x
Some devices come with extra features such as the ability to be powered from the Ethernet cable (PoE) or extra built-in security features like firewalls or virtual personal networks (VPNs).
Additional Features
PoE (802.3af Power over Ethernet)
Other Features
These are the data rates that this device supports using this type of connection. There may be more than one rate supported by each device.
802.11a Data Rates
54 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 18 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 9 Mbps, 6 Mbps
These are the data rates that this device supports using this type of connection. There may be more than one rate supported by each device.
802.11b Data Rates
11 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps
These are the data rates that this device supports using this type of connection. There may be more than one rate supported by each device.
802.11g Data Rates
54 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 28 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 9 Mbps, 6 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps
2.4GHz is used by both the 802.11b and 802.11g standards. This signaling frequency enables high data rates at bigger ranges. 2.4GHz WLANs can experience interference from cordless phones, microwaves, and other WLANs. 5GHz is used by the 802.11a standard. 5GHz signaling frequency has a much greater spectrum and is relatively free from interference.
Operating Frequency
2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
There are many standards of modulation. The following are some of the most commonly used types. DSSS DSSS (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) is a transmission technology that combines the data signal with a higher data rate bit sequence called a chipping code. This improves noise resistance and data integrity. OFDM OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) transmits digital data over a radio wave by splitting a radio signal into multiple sub-signals. These are then transmitted simultaneously at different frequencies. This modulation technique reduces the amount of crosstalk in signal transmissions. CCK CCK (Complementary Code Keying) uses a set of 64 eight-bit code words to encode data for 5.5 and 11Mbps data rates in the 2.4GHz band of 802.11b standard. The code words have unique mathematical properties. This allows them to be correctly distinguished from one another by a receiver even in the presence of substantial noise and interference.
Modulation
OFDM, CCK, QPSK, BPSK, DBPSK, DQPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, DSSS
Operating Channels
802.11b/g: 11 (North America), 13 (Europe), 14 (Japan); 802.11a: 8 (North America), 4 (Japan)
Wireless access points come with either 1 ("x1") or 2 ("x2") antennas of one of the following types. Internal Internal antennas are built into the device and cannot be changed or pointed in specific directions. External External antennas can be made to point in different directions; This may be used to increase range of the device. Detachable Detachable antennas are screwed into the device and can be upgraded or replaced easily.
Antenna Type
External Antenna (optional)
Led Indicators are used to display the status of device. They can indicate a number of different things from activity, power, connection speed or traffic scale.
Led Indicators
Power, Activity, 802.11a, 802.11g
802.11a Output Power
17.5 dBm
802.11b Output Power
17.5 dBm
802.11g Output Power
17.5 dBm
Dimensions
Miscellaneous
Release Date
November, 2004
