Netgear HE102 HE102 Reference Manual - Page 4

CHAPTER 1-INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of NETGEAR's HE102 54 Mbps 802.11a Wireless Access Point, which gives you the ultimate in office mobility. This high-speed wireless device lets you quickly network multiple PCs and notebooks together without laying any new cabling, and gives users the freedom to roam throughout the workplace and stay connected to corporate resources, email, and the internet. It provides built-in capacity and flexibility for growing networks so it's easy to add new clients and/or move your entire network to a new office site. Equipped with auto-sensing capability, it allows packet transfer at up to 54 Mbps for maximum throughput, or speed reduction to the lower 6 Mbps speed for distance or for operating in a noisy environment. Benefits ♦ Blazing fast speeds - up to 54 Mbps, 72 Mbps in turbo mode ♦ Seamlessly integrate into the existing 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN ♦ Ultra-reliable, standards-based IEEE 802.11a wireless local area networking ♦ Free from interference, it coexists with IEEE 802.11b and Bluetooth™ devices 2