Mobility Electronics NP644 User Manual
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NP644 IEEE 802.11g Wireless Network USB Adaptor
YML787 Rev1
System Requirements
• Windows 2000 and XP operating systems
• Pentium III 600MHz system or above is recommended
• USB port
• CD-ROM drive
• 20Mb spare disk storage
• Pentium III 600MHz system or above is recommended
• USB port
• CD-ROM drive
• 20Mb spare disk storage
Wireless Terminology
Wireless Standards
802.11, 802.11b and 802.11g all refer to a series of standards which govern a common
method of creating wireless local area networks (WLANs).
802.11b and 11g are the most common WLAN types, with 11g being the later and faster
802.11b and 11g are the most common WLAN types, with 11g being the later and faster
of the two standards with a maximum transmission rate of 54Mbps.
The NP644 is faster again as it is built around a processor which ‘turbo-charges’
The NP644 is faster again as it is built around a processor which ‘turbo-charges’
transmission rates up to 108Mbps.
802.11g is ‘backward compatible’ with 802.11b, which means that the two standards are
802.11g is ‘backward compatible’ with 802.11b, which means that the two standards are
able to communicate, albeit at the lower 11Mbps rate of the 11b standard.
The NP644 can communicate with both kinds of device at their maximum rate, and with
The NP644 can communicate with both kinds of device at their maximum rate, and with
other ‘turbo-charged’ devices at the much higher rate of 108Mbps.