Arcadyan Technology WN4401C1 Users Manual

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IEEE 802.11b/g single chip miniPCI

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Arcadyan Technology Corporation 4F, No 9 Park Avenue II, Science-based Industrial Park HsinChu 300, Taiwan

Subject to Change without Notices

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Table of Contents

Contents _____________________________________________________________ 2 Revision History ______________________________________________________ 3

Chapter 1 Introduction_________________________________________________ 4

1.1 Product Features ________________________________________________ 4

1.2 Application ____________________________________________________ 5

Chapter 2 Hardware ___________________________________________________ 5

2.1 General Overview _______________________________________________ 5

2.2 Hardware Architecture ___________________________________________ 5

2.3 Main Chipset Information_________________________________________ 5

Chapter 3 Software ____________________________________________________ 6

3.1 Operating Systems Supported ____________________________________ 6

3.2 WEP Security_________________________________________________ 6

3.3 Configuration Utility ___________________________________________ 6

Chapter 4 Specifications________________________________________________ 7 References __________________________________________________________ 10

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Revision History

Edition # Reason for revision Issue date Written by

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♦ Initial Document ♦

Sep. 23, 2004 Jason Lee

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Chapter 1 Introduction

1. Introduction WN4401C is an industrial miniPCI Card which enables wireless networking systems to attain

data transmission speeds at least up to 54 megabits-per-second (Mbps), while remaining backward compatible to the existing installed base of over 15 million Wi-Fi systems worldwide. It supports operation to both the IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g standards. WN4401C will enable a next generation of high-data-rate platforms for operation in the 2.4 GHz band that deliver a five-fold speed increase. It is fully IEEE 802.11g standard compliant, and uses prioritization algorithms and enhanced protection mechanisms to significantly increase pure 802.11g as well as mixed-mode network performance. The cost and performance advantages will make it an ideal solution for high bandwidth enterprise applications, such as wireless video conferencing and large file transfers, as well as advanced home networking applications such as multi-channel CD-quality audio and DVD-quality video streaming. WN4401C incorporates the 802.11g Standard's mandatory modulation schemes— Complementary Code Keying (CCK), which is used in 802.11b, and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), used in 802.11g. Using CCK ensures backward-compatibility with the installed Wi-Fi 802.11b base, while OFDM provides the speed required for today's high-bandwidth applications.

1.1 Product Features

♦ High speed for wireless LAN connection, up to 54 Mbps data rate. ♦ Extended Range feature supported ♦ Backward compatible to the existing IEEE 802.11b WLAN infrastructure. ♦ An user-friendly utility to configure SSID, security setup and site survey.

♦ Wireless data encryption using WEP 64, 128-bit encryption for security. ♦ Support for WPA and Wi-Fi, WPA2 upgradeable ♦ Built-in Hirose antenna connectors. ♦ Firmware upgrade-able by only changing driver.

1.2 Applications

♦ Home networking for device sharing. ♦ Wireless multimedia. ♦ Wireless office for extension Ethernet range. ♦ Mobile networking for notebook PC, PDA, Web Pad or Wireless Gateway Built-in

Application.

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