Feature

• IEEE802.11b Direct Sequence high rate compatible.
• High-Speed wireless connection, up to 11Mbps
• Advanced Power Management for power saving mode for battery device
• Auto fallback data rate under noisy environment
• WEP Encryption function
• Build-in PCB patch diversity antenna or external antenna support
• Plug-and-play Installation

• Home networking for device sharing
• Wireless office for extension Ethernet range
• Mobile networking for netebook PC or PDA
• Build system in Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode
• Suitable in application for:

- difficult-to-wire environments

- temporary LANs for special projects or peak

time like in trade exhibition, meeting.. etc.

- frequently changing environments

- SOHO (Small Office and Home Office)

- Remote access to corporate network information

like with e-mail...etc.

General Specifications

Standards:           IEEE802.11b Compliant

Data Rate:           11Mbps / 5.5 Mbps / 2Mbps / 1 Mbps

                           auto fallback

Security:              Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

                           Data Encryption (TBD)

Dimension:           140 x 120 mm

Antenna:              External Diversity Patch or Dipole Antenna

Red color LED steady On:      Power on

Unlighted:                                no activity

Green color LED blinking:       TX/RX activity

RF LINK  Unlighted:               no link

Green color LED steady On:    radio link status

PCI                                         PCI Standard Version 2.1

Antenna Connector                  Type SCX for GL241102 only

Emission Type                  Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

                                        (DSSS)

RF Frequency                   2400MHz ~ 2483.5MHz   Europe

Operating Channel            13 Channels (Europe)

Radio Chipset:                  Intersil PRISM II

Baseband Processor         HFA3861B or HFA3863

MAC Controller               MAC Atmel AT76C510

Media Access                   CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance)

                                         with ACK

Radiation Power               13 ~ 20 dBm at maximum radiation

                                         direction 

RF Output Power             12dBm

Frequency Stability           Within ± 25 ppm

Data modulation type        BPSK / QPSK / CKK

Data modulation speed     11/5.5/2/1 Mbps with                                      

autofallback 

Reciever

Sensitivity                          -80 dBm (Typically @25°C± 5°C)

(Less than 8% of FER packet sizes is 1024 bytes)

Antenna Type

Antenna Type:                    

• GL24110  built in diversity patch antenna
• GL241102  external diversity patch or dipole antenna

Antenna Gain                    2 dBi max.

Typical Operation Range

Indoor

50M @ 11Mbps

80M @ 5.5Mbps

120M @ 2Mbps

150M @ 1Mbps

Outdoor

250M @ 11Mbps

350M @ 5.5Mbps

400M @ 2Mbps

500M @ 1Mbps

MAC Controller

MAC                                Intersil HFA3841

Clock speed                      44 MHz

Memory

SRAM                             256 Kbytes

Flash                                128 Kbytes

Bus Interface

PCI                                 I/O Port 64 Bytes

CIS Memory                   1024 Bytes

IRQ                                 Depends on the host PC

Power

Power Voltage                 5 Volt ± 5%

Power Consumption         350mA/5 V by TX 

230mA/5 V by RX

Driver

Configuration Utility

Configuration Utility software program to manage MIBs of STA on Win95(OSR2)/98, WinNT4.0/2000 and Linux (RedHat)

Configurable Parameters         Description

Networking Type                   Infrastructure / Ad-Hoc

Channel                                 Channel number setting

                                              (14 channels available)

ESSID                                   ESSID setting

BSSID                                   AP MAC ID

                                              on Infrastructure

Rx                                          Rate Current Receiving

                                              data rate

TX                                         Rate Current

                                              Transmitting rate

Link Quality Receiving            AP signal quality on

                                              infrastructure

Signal Strength Receiving        AP signal strength on

                                              infrastructure

Regulation Compliance

Compliant with:

FCC Part 15 Class B, Sec. 15.247 and 15.109

ETS 300 328 and ETS 300 826, EN55022 Class B, EN60950, CE-Mark, ARIB STD-T66

MPT RCR STD 33A (Japan, Customerized)

Operating Condition

Compliance to Environmental Test

Anti-Static Voltage

Apply static voltage as follows will not cause any system failure Statoc Voltage Card Frame 4kV

Vibration Test

Package Drop Test

Usage Condition

Temper Range

Operating:          -0°C ~ 50°C

                          (Except RF output power and sensitivity)

Storage:             -20°C ~ 70°C

Temperature Shock

The one cycle of temperature shock is staying -30°C for 2 hours, taking 1 hour for changing temperature up to +60°C, and staying at +60°C for 2 hours, taking 1 hour for changing temperature to -30°C. The three cycles of temperature shock will not cause any product damage.

Humidity

Operating:        0% to 70%

Storage:            0% to 95% Non-condensing