D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-2000AP Manual page 9

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, both physically and logically,
can benefit from a WLAN's ease of implementation. WLANs can operate in
locations where installation of wiring may be impractical.
Installation and Network Expansion
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.
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.
Inexpensive solution
as conventional Ethernet network devices.
The DWL-2000AP is compatible with the following wireless products:
D-Link AirPlus DWL-650+,D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G™ DWL-G650
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Wireless Cardbus Adapters used with laptop computers
 D-Link AirPlus DWL-520+, D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G™ DWL-G520
Wireless PCI cards used with desktop computers
– WLANs are easy to set up, manage, change
– Wireless network devices are as competitively priced
- Installing a WLAN system can be fast
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