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XSPAN 300Mbps wireless LAN mini-PCI Express card IEEE 802.11a+g+b+n Draft 2.0 wifi NIC minicard adapter for laptops

Atheros AR5008 8TH GENERATION CHIP HAS 6x SPEEDS, IMPROVED POWER MANAGEMENT AND MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE SERVICE.

ATTENTION: This is a miniPCI Express card (new interface shape) and it will not fit the traditional miniPCI slots. Please check your laptops specifications before buying. NOTE THAT: Normal cards only have 2 aerial plugs, this has 3 aerials needed to take advantage of the 3R/3T feature.

WITH ENHANCED WPA & WPA2 SECURITY & PSK!!! Why having a PCMCIA card sticking out of your laptop when you could easily install this one internally?

Giagbyte Mini PCI WiFi Wireless 802.11a/b/g/N Universal Card. Retail Version
[ ATHEROS CHIPSET - XSPAN technology Mini PCI wireless adapter ]

Atheros XSPAN™ Technology
Expanding performance. Expanding possibilities.

The Atheros AR5008 chipsets are Atheros’ highest performance
wireless LAN solutions to date. AR5008 products are compliant to the
draft 802.11n specification, to deliver the ultimate wireless triple
play experience for video, voice and data transmission throughout the
home or office.

Video: With real world throughput levels up to 300 Mbps PHY rate, new wireless routers and gateways featuring Atheros XSPAN technology will readily accommodate multiple high-definition (HD) streams on a single home network.

Voice: Single-antenna wireless voice handsets and legacy devices networked to Atheros-based access points achieve range and robustness from Atheros’ triple transmitter architecture.

Data: The array of data applications ranging from simple network computing to transmission of large data, music or image files is enhanced through the high bandwidth provided by XSPAN products.

With the introduction of new bandwidth intensive applications and growth of Gigabit Ethernet ports, there is increasing demand for wireless LAN throughput. This adapter dramatically increases the overall throughput of the wireless LAN by supporting link rates as high as 300 Mbps - an improvement of nearly six times the throughput of standard 802.11g.

Compatibility:

Please make sure that your laptop is compatible before buying this Wlan card as it is your responsibility to do so. Following is a list of known compatible laptops (there are many more).
Basically, if you have a Mini-PCI EXPRESS (miniCard) slot and antennae wires your laptop should be compatible. We CANNOT offer extended compatibility advice with specific models except than the following few examples below:

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...and many other models that have a Mini PCI Express slot !

• Highly integrated single chip CMOS solution with multiprotocol
  MAC/baseband processor, 5 and 2.4 GHz radio

• 802.11n wireless standard allows data speed up to 300Mbps. With the advanced MIMO (Multi-In, Multi-Out) technology, which delivers exceptionally 5 times faster data rate and also the 6 times longer coverage.
• LAN Features

• Connect without wires at speeds up to 300Mbps

• Based on IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/N DRAFT standard wireless protocol-WiFi certified.

• Compatible with the increasing number of Public Access facilities.

• PAN Features, WAN Features

• Based on standard cellular wireless protocols, Anywhere, anytime, "always on" connectivity

• Itegrated wireless network management capabilities, including "Wake-on-Wireless" and "Wake-on-Theft".
• Network OS Supported.

• Typical Range: Indoors: Up to 100m - Outdoors: Up to 400m ( see range comparison table below ) Atheros XSPAN™ technology to give Wi-Fi products twice the range of existing designs Wireless Multimedia Enhancements Quality of Service support (QoS)
  XSPAN ® mode delivers up to 300 Mbps raw data rate with typical end user throughput exceeding 120 Mbps XSPAN utilizes Adaptive Radio to automatically identify clear channels for maximum throughout and standards compatible operation For systems designed with two antennas, real-time antenna selection enables optimized WLAN performance.
• Real-time temperature calibration dynamically optimizes wireless performance by adjusting output power to temperature changes for increased throughput & range with 802.11 radio.
• Unique, 3Tx/3Rx design architecture employed by Atheros is called Signal-Sustain Technology™ . It very effectively sustains the 802.11n radio signal, and the corresponding connection.The figure shows a 4000 square foot house shows the throughput at range differential that can be achieved through Atheros Signal-Sustain Technology, our 3x3 design architecture versus standard 2x2 MIMO designs (almost 50% additional throughput).
  
  
  

Power Management

• Very low power consumption - 350 to 450 mw in transmission mode.
• Power-saving design improvements reduce system power
  consumption up to 98%
• A user selectable feature with five different Power states, which allows the user to make their own power vs. performance choices when in battery mode.

Specifications

General Device Type Network adapter
Form Factor Plug-in card
Interface (Bus) Type Mini PCI EXPRESS
Width 0.5 cm, Depth 6 cm, Height 3 cm, Weight 12 g
Networking Connectivity Technology Wireless
Data Link Protocol IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n draft
Data Transfer Rate up to 300 Mbps
Frequency Band 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g)
Compliant Standards: IEEE 802.11A, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n draft, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11h, IEEE 802.11j, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Expansion / Connectivity Provided Interfaces 1 x network - Radio-Ethernet
Miscellaneous Encryption Algorithm LEAP, AES, 128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, PEAP, TKIP, WPA, WPA2
Compliant Standards UL, cUL, IEC 60950, CB, FCC, CE, DGT

Complies to the 11 radio channel US allowance

Environmental Parameters Min Operating Temperature 0 0C
Max Operating Temperature 80 0C
Humidity Range Operating 50 - 92%