| Main Chipset |
Atheros® AR9280 (Merlin) |
| Tx/Rx |
2T2R MIMO
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| Standard Conformance |
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n Draft 2.0
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| Frequency Range |
- USA: 2.400 ~ 2.483GHz, 5.15 ~ 5.35GHz, 5.47 ~ 5.725GHz, 5.725 ~ 5.825GHz
- Europe: 2.400 ~ 2.483GHz, 5.15 ~ 5.35GHz, 5.47 ~ 5.725GHz
- Japan: 2.400 ~ 2.497GHz, 5.15 ~ 5.35GHz, 5.47 ~ 5.725GHz
- China: 2.400 ~ 2.483GHz, 5.725 ~ 5.85GHz
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| Interface
|
PCI Express ® mini-card rev. 1.2
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| Operating Channels |
- 802.11a/n
- USA/Canada: 12 non-overlapping channels
- Major Europe Countries: 19 non-overlapping channels
- Japan: 19 non-overlapping channels
- China: 5 non-overlapping channels
- 802.11b/g/n
- USA/Canada: 11 (1~11)
- Major Europe Countries: 13 (1~13)
- France: 4 (10~13)
- Japan: 14 on 802.11b (1~13 or 14th), 13 on 802.11g (1~13)
- China: 13 (1~13)
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| Data Rate |
- 802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48,54Mbps
- 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps
- 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps
- 802.11n:
- 20MHz channel:
- 1Nss: 65Mbps @ 800GI, 72.2Mbps @ 400GI (Max.)
- 2Nss: 130Mbps @ 800GI, 144.4Mbps @ 400GI (Max.)
- 40MHz channel:
- 1Nss: 135Mbps @ 800GI, 150Mbps @ 400GI (Max.)
- 2Nss: 270Mbps @ 800GI, 300Mbps @ 400GI (Max.)
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| Transmit Power Settings |
- 802.11g: up to 18dBm ± 2dBm
- Others: up to 17dBm ± 2dBm
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| Receiver Sensitivity
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up to –82dBm
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| Operation Distance |
- 802.11a:
- Outdoor: 50m @ 54Mbps, 300m @ 6Mbps
- Indoor: 30m @ 54Mbps, 100m @ 6Mbps
- 802.11b:
- Outdoor: 150m @ 11Mbps, 300m @ 1Mbps
- Indoor: 30m @ 11Mbps, 100m @ 1Mbps
- 802.11g:
- Outdoor: 50m @ 54Mbps, 300m @ 6Mbps
- Indoor: 30m @ 54Mbps, 100m @ 6Mbps
- 802.11n:
- Outdoor: 30m @ 300Mbps, 30m @ 130Mbps, 250m @ 6.5Mbps
- Indoor: 20m @ 300Mbps, 20m @ 130Mbps, 100m @ 6.5Mbps
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| MAC Protocol
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CSMA/CA with ACK architecture 32-bit MAC
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| Modulation Technique
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- DSSS with CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK
- OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
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| Operation Voltage
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3.3V ± 5%
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| Security |
- 64-bit, 128-bit and 152-bit WEP encryption
- 802.1x authentication
- AES-CCM & TKIP
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| Operation Systems Supported |
Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Linux 2.6
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| Dimension |
26.65 x 29.85 mm (±0.15mm) |
| Operation Temperature Range |
0˚C ~ +60˚C |
| Storage Temperature Range |
-20˚C ~ +80˚C |
| Operating Humidity |
15% ~ 95%, non-condensing |
| Storage Humidity |
max. 95%, non-condensing |
| Environment-Friendly Compliance |
RoHS |
| Antenna |
two Hirose U.FL ultra-miniature coaxial antenna connectors |