User’sManualWirelessUSBAdapter
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7.
7.
7.
7.Security
Security
Security
Security
Becausewirelessnetworksrelyonradiosignalstotransmitdata,theyarenotassecureaswire
network.Wirelessnetworksaresusceptibletovirusesandbreacheslikeeavesdroppingandneedtobe
protectedinordertobesecure.
Therearemanysecuritymeasurestosafeguardwirelessnetworks,protectthedata,andkeep
unauthorizedusersout.Hotspots,ontheotherhand,areoftenfreeofstandardsecuritypracticesinan
efforttomakeiteasyforanyonetoconnect.
It
maybefoundthatsomepayhotspotsadministeredby
serviceprovidersofferhavesomelevelofsecurity,however,whenusingahotspot,it’salwaysagood
ideatobeproactiveandtoemploysecuritymeasuresofyourown.
8.
8.
8.
8.Key
Key
Key
Keyterms
terms
terms
terms
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi:Shortfor“wirelessfidelity,”agenericlabelthatreferstowirelessnetworksornetworking.
Hotspot:
Hotspot:
Hotspot:
Hotspot:Aspecificgeographiclocationinwhichanaccesspointprovidespublicwirelessbroadband
networkservicestomobilevisitorsthroughaWLAN.
Throughput
Throughput
Throughput
Throughput
:
:
:
:
Theamountofdatatransmittedinasetamountoftime.
Bandwidth
Bandwidth
Bandwidth
Bandwidth
:
:
:
:
theamountofdatathatcanbecarriedfromonepointtoanotherinagiventimeperiod
(usuallyasecond).
Chipset
Chipset
Chipset
Chipset:Agroupofmicrochipsthatexecutevariousfunctions(likememory)tosupporttheCPU.
Tx
Tx
Tx
Txpower:
power:
power:
power:Thetransmitpowermeasuredattheterminalwithoutantennabeconsidered.Shouldthe
antennagainbeconsidered,theEIRPvalueismentioned.
1T1R:
1T1R:
1T1R:
1T1R:thestreamchannel.1T1Rmeansonetransmitterandonereceiver.
Single
Single
Single
SingleBand
Band
Band
Band
:
:
:
:
Normallymeans802.11b/g/n,whichoneworksin2.4GHz
9.
9.
9.
9.Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications(Typical):
(Typical):
(Typical):
(Typical):
ProtocolandStandardsIEEE802.11b/gor802.11n
InterfaceUSB1.1,USB2.0
FrequencyBand
2.412~2.462GHz
DataRate
For802.11b/g:
Peakrate54Mbps,Peakthroughput:27Mbps.
For802.11n
1T1R.Peakrate:150Mbps,Peakthroughput:
90Mbps
TransmitPower
802.11b:8dBm;802.11g:7dBm;802.11n:
7dBm.
DataSecurityWEP64/128,WPA,WPA2,802.1X,WPS