IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter
When it comes to trust and performance, nobody compares with IBM. This becomes evident from its latest wireless LAN mini PCI adapter, the IBM 11abg. IBM is continuously enhancing its wireless LAN adapters. The IBM 11abg Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter is being offered along these lines as an upgrade on wireless upgradeable ThinkPad notebooks.
The brand new IBM 11abg Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter gives you secure wireless connectivity for wireless upgradeable ThinkPad notebooks. Its high performance and flexibility make it an ideal choice, if you are thinking of getting yourself wireless connectivity. This Mini is based on three wireless LAN standards: IEEE 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11b and offers data rates up to 54 MBPS in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.
Whether you are in your office or on the road, the IBM 11abg Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter enables you to get connected to existing networks based on the 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g protocols. It provides good performance that is suitable for multimedia delivery, IP telephony and large file transfers—applications which require high bandwidth. In addition this card also comes with an easy-to-use utility that makes configuration very simple. It makes it very simple to specify settings like encryption, roaming settings, transmit modes, etc.
The card’s compatibility with 802.11b and 802.11g protocols allows you to take advantage of the large install base of 802.11b technology. High data rates up to 54 MBPS can be obtained when connecting to access points based on 802.11g or 802.11a protocols.
The IBM 11abg Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter is a good choice if you have to move around in the office or in a campus environment and still stay connected. As you roam, the adapter will search for the best connection among the various WLAN networks that lie in its range and provide optimum connectivity throughout your wireless network. The card is ideally suited for use at home, work or at public places and does not require any additional changes to the existing hardware configuration.
Since the IBM 11abg Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter supports all the three WLAN protocols, it is worth the money spent and so improves the cost of ownership. Since no additional changes have to be made to support multiple environments or to support client devices, working costs are reduced by a significant figure. Also as the adapter supports both low and high speed WLAN devices, existing WLAN investments are protected.
Full specifications:
- Product Description: Lenovo ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter - network adapter, 73P4301 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter II
- Features:
- Chipset: Atheros AR5001X+
- Radio chip: Atheros AR2111 (2.4GHz) and AR5111 (5GHz)
- MAC Processor: Atheros AR5212
- PCI ID: 168c:1014
- Interface (Bus) Type: Mini PCI
- Dimensions: 1.76" Height x 2.35" Width x 0.130" Thickness (0.3 cm x 6 cm x 4.4 cm )
- Weight: 12 g
- Manufacturer: Lenovo Group Limited
- Certifications & Standards:
- IEEE 802.11b
- IEEE 802.11a
- IEEE 802.11g
- Supports Cisco Compatible Extensions, which are Cisco licensed software upgrades that provide Cisco enhanced security features including LEAP technology
- Data Link Protocol: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g
- Supported wireless configurations: WPA and WPA-PSK, Cisco LEAP, CKIP, PEAP-GTC, LEAP+TKIP, EAP-TTLS, WPA2, EAP-FAST, AES, WMM. Wireless network configuration for EAP-TLS, PEAP-MS Chap-V2, WPA, WPA-PSK and PEAP-GTC are configured by Access Connections using Microsoft Windows Wireless Networks-Authentication Properties settings only. Supports Cisco Compatible Extension (CCX) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) functions: CCX is a Cisco
licensed software upgrade allowing the use of Cisco enhanced security features including LEAP technology Drivers are included to operate the adapter User will need to download and install ThinkVantage Access Connections v2.7 or higher to set up and activate the CCX controls WPA is a software upgrade for 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption to help provide a stronger security solution. 802.11b/g supports 11 channels, 3 of which are non-overlapping and has longer transmission range (up to 300 feet vs. up to 150 feet for 802.11a - the actual device range and data transfer speed depend upon many factors and are often less than the maximum possible) 802.11g can deliver high speed wireless connectivity up to 54Mbps when used with an 11g access point---up to almost five times faster than 11b WLAN (11g at up to 54Mbps vs. up to 11Mbps for 802.11b technologies - the actual device range and data transfer speed depend upon many factors and are often less than the maximum possible) 802.11g is backwards compatible with 802.11b access points with transmission speed up to 11Mbps. - Wireless Specifications:
- Frequency Band/Bandwidth: 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11b/g, 5 GHz IEEE 802.11a
- Transmission Speed: 54Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11a/g, 48Mbps
Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11a/g, 36Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11a/g, 24Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11a/g, 18Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11a/g, 12Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11a/g, 9Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11a/g, 6Mbps IEEE 802.11a/g, 11Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11b, 5.5Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11b, 2Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11b, 1Mbps IEEE 802.11b - Wireless Security: WPA: 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption.
- Protocols: LEAP, TCP/IP
- Compatibility (ThinkPad): X40 (2371/2372/2382/2386), T40 (2373/2374/2378/2379), T41/p T42/p (2373/2374/2378/2379), R50/R51 (1829/1830/1831/1836), R50p (1832/1833), R51 (2883/2887/2888/2889), G41 (2881/2882/2886)
- Warranty: One year Customer Carry-in Exchange (CCE)
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