Company: x-micro.com
Product: USB Wireless Network Adapter
I'd like to thank Mariano of X micro for providing us with the USB Wireless Network Adapter for review.
Today we take a look at X Micro's spin on wireless networking with their USB wireless Network Adapter.
X Micro's USB wireless Network adapter Comes complete with a Cd with software and instructions to get you up and running quickly.
The unit is 802.11b compatible which will give you transfer speeds of up to 11 MBPS. The built in antenna provides a 30 to 300 m range, depending on surrounding environment.
The adapter is quite portable and is about the size of your standard Flash key drive.
The fact that the unit is USB means you can use the adapter on your laptop or desktop PC.
Specifications:
Standard: IEEE802.11b
Frequency Band: 2.400GHz ~ 2.4835GHz unlicensed ISM band
Spread Spectrum: DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)
Modulation method: DQPSK/DBPSK/CCK
Data Rate: 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps
Operation mode: Ad hoc, Infrastructure (Access Points is needed)
Transmitter Output Power: < 15 dBm
Receive Sensitivity Operating at 11Mbps: Better than 8% PER @ -80dBm
Operating Range: 30 to 300 m, depending on surrounding environment
Antenna: Chip antenna
Security: 64-bit or 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
I/O Interface: USB 1.1
LED: Link/Active
Operating system supported: Windows 98Se, Me, 2000 and XP, Linux
Management: Windows-based utility for configuration and status monitoring
Regulation: FCC part 15B/C for North America CE/ETSI for European
Dimension: 77.5(L) x 27(W) x 10.5(H) mm
Weight: 19 g
Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 50¢J
Storage Temperature: -20 ~ 70¢J
Humidity: 5 ~ 90% (non-condensing)