D-Link DWL-AG530 Instruction Manual page 7

Wireless Basics (continued)
People use WLAN technology for many different purposes:
Mobility
– Productivity increases when people have access to data in any
location within the operating range of the WLAN. Management decisions based
on real-time information can significantly improve worker efficiency.
Low Implementation Costs
and relocate. Networks that frequently change can benefit from WLANs ease
of implementation. WLANs can operate in locations where installation of wiring
may be impractical.
Installation and Network Expansion
fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings.
Wireless technology allows the network to go where wires cannot go - even
outside the home or office.
Inexpensive Solution
as conventional Ethernet network devices.
Scalability
– WLANs can be configured in a variety of ways to meet the needs
of specific applications and installations. Configurations are easily changed and
range from Peer-to-Peer networks suitable for a small number of users to larger
Infrastructure networks to accommodate hundreds or thousands of users,
depending on the number of wireless devices deployed.
The DWL-AG530 is compatible with the following wireless products:
D-Link AirPremier DWL-AG660
Wireless Cardbus Adapters used with laptop computers
D-Link AirPremier DWL-7100AP
Wireless Access Points
D-Link AirPremier DI-784
Wireless Broadband Routers
The DWL-AG530 is also interoperable with other 802.11g and
802.11b standards-compliant devices.
– WLANs are easy to set up, manage, change
– Wireless network devices are as competitively priced
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