Draytek Network Card 550 User Manual

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Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter 
 
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1.4  Advantages for Using Wireless Network 
Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter can wirelessly transmit and receive data, 
minimizing the need for wired connections, at a speed of up to eleven 
megabits per second. With the Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter you can 
locate your PC wherever you want without wires or cables. 
The Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter provides LAN users with an access 
to real-time information anywhere in their organization. The mobility provides 
effectiveness and efficiency, which are not available under wired networks.   
The Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter configuration is easy to switch 
between peer-to-peer networks, suitable for a small number of users, and full 
infrastructure networks of thousands of users that allow roaming around a 
broad area. 
 
Advantages for adopting Wireless Networking: 
Less Space Limits
: The Vigor550 Wireless 11g USB Adapter provides 
access to network services without wires; therefore, it gives you more 
freedom to allocate and style your living and working space. In addition, in 
some areas where is hard or expensive to connect to wired networks, 
such as historic buildings, classrooms or mobile connectivity, then you can 
count on wireless networking. 
Flexible Workgroups and Lower Cost
: For workspaces that are 
frequently reconfigured for temporarily use such as demo in exhibitions, 
wireless networking is easy to set up of lower total cost—and all 
equipments are recyclable. You do not have to remove the old wires and 
then build up the new ones again and again. 
Networked Conference Rooms
: Users can access the network as they 
move from a meeting to another, getting the access to information/data 
and the ability to communicate decisions while “on the go”. 
Ad Hoc Networking
: On site consulting and small workgroups may 
increase productivity with quick network setup and collaboration software. 
Branch Office Networking
: With an Access Point to bridge between the 
LAN and Internet, wireless networking provides an easy to install, use and 
maintain network for a remote or sales office.   
Campus-Wide Network Mobility:
 The roaming capabilities allow 
enterprise to set up easy to use wireless networks that cover the entire 
campus transparently.