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Extending Networks Beyond the
Desktop

In today’s competitive business
environment, continuous network
access is essential to any organization’s
success. At the same time, mobile
professionals can no longer afford to
be tied down by wiring installations.
In order to be as productive as pos­sible, people need the freedom to
roam yet stay connected.

The 3Com

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AirConnect®11 Mbps
Wireless LAN Solution overcomes
the limitations of wired networks
by providing fast, reliable, simple,
and secure access—when and where
you need it. It plugs directly into
the wired network infrastructure
for full access to all your networked
resources.

The AirConnect Wireless
LAN Solution offers multiple
business benefits:

■

Managers and executives can
consult corporate information
in real time to make faster and
smarter decisions, which can
then be communicated and
deployed more efficiently via
the extended network.

■

Employees moving throughout
the company can gain network
access from anywhere: a co­worker’s cubicle, training rooms,
or even the company cafeteria.

■

Corporate colleagues and
partners can work effectively
while traveling between sites
or visiting other offices.

■

Hospital personnel can
provide better and faster care
by accessing patient profiles
at their bedsides.

■

University students can get
immediate access to
digital libraries and work
assignments—or conduct
research whenever they choose.

Fast. Delivers network speeds
of up to 11 Mbps—five times
faster than previous wireless
LAN products.

Reliable. Each Access Point
supports up to 63 simultaneous
users, at distances of up to
300 feet (91 m). Dynamic rate
shifting and load balancing
optimize connectivity.

Easy to install and use.

3Com’s Site Survey Utility and
PowerBASE-T simplify network
setup. DynamicAccess®mobile
connection manager easily con­figures your network
connections—both wired and
wireless. PC Cards install in
minutes on systems running
Windows 2000, 98 SE, 98, or 95;
Windows NT 4.0; or Windows CE

2.11.
Easy to manage. Use any Web

browser or SNMP-based man­agement tool to configure and
monitor Access Points across
your network.

Mobile. DHCP and Extended
Roaming features keep you
connected when moving
across IP subnets.

Secure. Access Points offer mul­tiple levels of security, including
access control lists, domain
identification, and authentica­tion. Both 40- and 128-bit
encryption* and the RC4 algo­rithm are also available.

Standards-based technology.
3Com®AirConnect®is compliant
with IEEE 802.11b and Wireless
Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
(WECA) Wi-Fi™standards,
ensuring interoperability with
the greatest range of industry
standards-certified products.

3Com®AirConnect®11 Mbps
Wireless LAN Solution provides fast,
reliable, and manageable network
access. 3Com AirConnect Access
Points, PC Cards, and PCI cards
extend LAN connectivity to any con­ference room or office—delivering
“wired-like” performance when and
where you need it.

Key Benefits

Simple connectivity when and where you need it.

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11 Mbps Wireless
LAN Solution

Simple Connectivity When and Where You Need It

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The 3Com AirConnect 11 Mbps
Wireless LAN Solution enables you to
overcome many of the limitations
imposed by traditional wired networks.
You can count on it to:

■

Provide network access in hard­to-wire locations such as older
buildings, solid-wall structures,
and clean rooms.

■

Ensure hassle-free connectivity
in spaces that are frequently
reconfigured.

Based on the IEEE 802.11 High
Rate standard (802.11b), the 3Com
AirConnect Wireless LAN Solution
enables you to send and receive infor­mation at speeds of up to 11 Mbps—
over five times faster than previous wire­less LANs. Each Access Point supports
up to 63 simultaneous users and pro­vides 300 feet (91 m) of wireless
coverage in a standard office environ­ment. With 3Com’s mobility features
and PowerBASE-T-powered Access
Points, you can deploy wireless net­working across your entire company,
allowing users to roam at will.

Fast, Reliable Performance
for Your Mobile Users

With the 3Com AirConnect 11 Mbps
Wireless LAN Solution, mobile users
are guaranteed fast, reliable perfor­mance. Each Access Point supports

dynamic rate shifting, which automati­cally adjusts the connection speed to
compensate for radio-frequency inter­ference. Automatic load balancing
distributes wireless traffic across mul­tiple Access Points to optimize network
performance. And support for DHCP
and Extended Roaming means users
moving across the company can experi­ence seamless connectivity without
having to reconfigure their
network settings.

Simple Installation,
Configuration, and
Management

Unlike other vendors, 3Com provides
unique installation management and
mobility tools, making this wireless
LAN Solution as easy to install and
configure as it is to use. AirConnect
wireless LAN Access Points connect to
your “wired” network using standard
10BASE-T connections, while the sup­plied PowerBASE-T module eliminates
the need to run AC power to them. The
module converts AC main power to
low-voltage DC that can be supplied to
the Access Point over an unused pair in
the same Category 5 cable that carries
the data. This single feature can help
you realize significant savings in
setup costs alone.

The 3Com AirConnect Wireless

LAN Solution also includes a Site

Survey Utility, which uses signal
strength and packet error information
to help you determine where to place
your Access Points for best coverage.

Once installed, 3Com AirConnect
offers several management tools and
options. Support for the IEFT industry­standard Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) means you can
leverage existing network management
platforms to monitor and manage a
wide variety of networking and radio
variables. Web-based management lets
you manage Access Points from any­where on the network, using a standard
Web browser. And Transcend

®

Network
Control Services management software
gives you comprehensive administra­tion, monitoring, and troubleshooting
for both your wireless and wired
3Com network.

Enhanced Security

3Com AirConnect Wireless LAN
Access Points offer multiple layers of
security, including spread spectrum
signaling, access control lists, domain
identification, and authentication. End
stations need to have their Access Point’s
ID before they can be connected, while
Access Points can use access control
lists of individual MAC addresses to
prevent unauthorized devices from
connecting. Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP)-compliant data encryption,
using either 40- or 128-bit encryption
keys, is also available to protect all
wireless data transmissions.

Wi-Fi™Certified for
Compatibility

The 3Com AirConnect Wireless LAN
solution is fully IEEE 802.11b-com­pliant at 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps and
is backwards compatible with other
Direct Spread Spectrum products that
support the original IEEE 802.11 wire­less standard for 1 and 2 Mbps. 3Com
AirConnect products constitute part
of the Wi-Fi

™

test bed and are Wi-Fi­compliant, ensuring standards-based,
cross-vendor interoperability with other
Wi-Fi certified products.

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3Com AirConnect Wireless
LAN Access Points, PC Cards,
and PCI cards provide every­thing you need to deploy a
wireless LAN solution.