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Wireless LAN standards
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IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11ac
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Interoperability
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Wi-Fi certified
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Frequency band
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802.11b/g/n
note:
The FCC has declared as of January 1, 2015 products that utilize passive scanning on channel 12/13 and are capable of transmitting must fully comply with requirements of 15.247 or otherwise disable those channels.
802.11a/n
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4.9 – 4.95 GHz (Japan)
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5.15 – 5.25 GHz
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5.25 – 5.35 GHz
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5.47 – 5.725 GHz
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5.825 – 5.850 GHz*
note:
*Indonesia does not support this band.
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Data rates
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802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps
802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
802.11n: MCS 0 – MCS 15, (20MHz, and 40MHz)
802.11ac : MCS0 – MCS9, (1SS and 2SS) (20MHz, 40MHz, and 80MHz)
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Modulation
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Direct sequence spread spectrum
BPSK, QPSK, CCK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM
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Security
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IEEE and Wi-Fi compliant 64/128 bit WEP encryption for a/b/g mode only
AES-CCMP: 128 bit hardware
802.1x authentication
WPA, WPA2: 802.1x. WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, TKIP, and AES
WPA2 certification
IEEE 802.11i
Cisco Certified Extensions: all versions through CCX4 and CCX Lite
WAPI
Check latest software/driver release for updates on supported security features.
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Network architecture
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Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer)
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Models
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Infrastructure (access point required)
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Roaming
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IEEE 802.11 compliant roaming between access points
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Output power
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802.11b: +16 dBm minimum
802.11g: +14 dBm minimum
802.11a: +14 dBm minimum
802.11n HT20(2.4GHz): +14 dBm minimum
802.11n HT40(2.4GHz): +12 dBm minimum
802.11n HT20(5GHz): +14 dBm minimum
802.11n HT40(5GHz): +12 dBm minimum
note:
Maximum output power may vary by country/region.
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Power consumption
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Transmit: 2.0 W (max)
Receive: 1.6 W (max)
Idle mode (PSP): 180 mW (WLAN associated)
Idle mode: 50 mW (WLAN unassociated)
Connect Standby: 10 mW (WLAN+BT)
Radio disabled: 5 mW
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Power management
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ACPI and PCI Express compliant power management
802.11 compliant power saving mode
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Receiver sensitivity
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802.11b, 1 Mbps: -94 dBm maximum
802.11b, 11 Mbps: -86 dBm maximum
802.11g, 6 Mbps: -88 dBm maximum
802.11g, 54 Mbps: -74 dBm maximum
802.11a, 6 Mbps: -88 dBm maximum
802.11a, 54 Mbps: -74 dBm maximum
802.11n, MCS07: -69 dBm maximum
802.11n, MCS15: -66 dBm maximum
802.11ac, 1SS, MCS-0: -86 dBm maximum
802.11ac, 1SS, MCS-9: -61 dBm maximum
802.11ac, 2SS, MCS-0: -83 dBm maximum
802.11ac, 2SS, MCS-9: -58 dBm maximum
note:
Receiver sensitivity is measured at a packet error rate of 8% for 802.11b (CKK modulation)
and a packet error rate of 10% for 802.11a/g (OFDM modulation).
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Voltage
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Operating: 3.3 v +/- 9%
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Temperature
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Operating: -10° to 70° C (14° to 158° F)
Non-operating: -40° to 80° C (-40° to 176° F)
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Humidity
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Operating: 10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Non-operating: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
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Altitude
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Operating: 0 to 3,048 m (0 to 10,000 ft)
Non-operating: 0 to 15,240 m (0 to 50,000 ft)
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LED activity
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LED amber – radio off; LED white – radio on
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