D-Link DWL-AG530 Product Manual - Page 7

Wireless Basics (continued) People use WLAN technology for many different purposes: Mobility - Productivity increases when people have access to data in any location within the operating range of the WLAN. Management decisions based on real-time information can significantly improve worker efficiency. Low Implementation Costs - WLANs are easy to set up, manage, change and relocate. Networks that frequently change can benefit from WLANs ease of implementation. WLANs can operate in locations where installation of wiring may be impractical. Installation and Network Expansion - Installing a WLAN system can be fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings. Wireless technology allows the network to go where wires cannot go - even outside the home or office. Inexpensive Solution - Wireless network devices are as competitively priced as conventional Ethernet network devices. Scalability - WLANs can be configured in a variety of ways to meet the needs of specific applications and installations. Configurations are easily changed and range from Peer-to-Peer networks suitable for a small number of users to larger Infrastructure networks to accommodate hundreds or thousands of users, depending on the number of wireless devices deployed. The DWL-AG530 is compatible with the following wireless products: TM D-Link AirPremier DWL-AG660 Wireless Cardbus Adapters used with laptop computers TM D-Link AirPremier DWL-7100AP Wireless Access Points D-Link AirPremierTM DI-784 Wireless Broadband Routers The DWL-AG530 is also interoperable with other 802.11g and 802.11b standards-compliant devices. 7