Newlink USB Wireless Adapter

The Newlink USB Wireless Network Adapter is a Wireless USB Network Adapter for a desktop or notebook PC. In conjunction with other equipment such as wireless print servers, wireless PCI cards, wireless PCMCIA adapters, routers etc. - it can allow you to wirelessly network your home or office. It can also allow you to wirelessly connect to a more common wired Local Area Network or the Internet (with the right equipment).

How Does It Work?

The Newlink USB Wireless Adapter uses and complies with the 2.4 GHz frequency band IEEE 802.11g 54Mbps standards. What this means is that it uses a broad band FM signal similar to that used by Video Senders. This gives it a range of about 100m in clear line of sight or about 30m inside a building. The Newlink USB Wireless Adapter dynamically shifts connection speed depending upon signal strength. This means that the USB wireless Adapter is always checking its connection and changing its data speed to best suit that connection. So a strong connection will have the wireless PCI card working faster. The Newlink USB Wireless Adapter can connect at any speed from 1 - 54Mbps.

Connecting?

Connections using the Newlink USB Wireless Adapter are simple to manage. The USB Wireless Adapter has two main modes - Ad Hoc mode allows you to connect PCs together to make a wireless peer to peer network. Ideal for linking two machines for file and print sharing, games playing, Internet connection sharing and so on. In Infrastructure Mode you can connect to an ethernet (wired) Local Area Network (LAN) using Wireless Access Point or a wireless router.

Why Would I Want This?

It's all about flexibility really. A wireless network allows you to add and subtract PCs and peripherals quickly and easily. This particular USB wireless Adapter can handle data at very fast rates - up to 54Mbps - fast enough for streaming audio and video. A wireless network is great at home for games playing, it is easy to set up with no cable laying or hole drilling needed. A wireless office is more fluid work stations can be moved without messing up connections, wireless PCMCIA or USB Wireless Adapter equipped notebook computers can be added and subtracted from the wireless network simply by moving them into range and switching them on.

Specifications

• Compatible with IEEE 802.11g Wireless Ethernet, providing a Data Transfer rate of 54 Mbps
• Dynamic Data Rate scaling at 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps for IEEE 801.11g
• Dynamic Data Rate scaling at 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps for IEEE 801.11b
• Maximum reliability, throughput and connectivity with automatic data rate switching
• Supports Wireless Data Encryption with 64/128 Bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) standard for security although it does not support 256-Bit WEP) for the multi-path environment
• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Rev 2.0, 1.1 and 1.0
• Easy to use Setup and Diagnostic utilities
• Compatible with Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks
• Driver supports Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP
• Radio Technology IEEE 802.11g Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
• Transmission Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps (auto sense)
• Wireless LAN Frequency Range 2400 ~ 2497 MHz ISM band (channels 1 ~ 14)
• Modulation Schemes DBPSK/DQPSK/CCK
• Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK
• Channel Europe: 13
• Security 64/128/256-bits WEP Encryption/Decryption
• Wireless Fidelity Protected Access (WPA)
• Advanced-Encryption Standard (AES)
• Range Coverage Indoor: 35 ~ 100 meters (depending on environment)
• Outdoor: 100 ~ 300 meters (depending on environment)
• Roaming Full mobility and seamless roaming from cell to cell

Guarantee

One year manufacturer's guarantee.

£12.99