ZyXEL Communications M-302 - Manual (Page 19)

M-302 User’s Guide
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Getting Started
This chapter introduces the M-302 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. The ZyXEL
utility is a tool that helps you configure your M-302. See the appendix for detailed product
specifications.
1.1 About Your M-302
The M-302 is an IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless Local Area Network (LAN) adapter.
Fitting directly into an open PCI slot in your desktop computer’s motherboard, the M-302
allows you to access wireless networks at speeds of up to 108Mbps (with the Super G
function enabled). You can either set the network type to Infrastructure and connect to an
access point (AP) or use Ad-Hoc mode and connect to a peer computer (another wireless
device in Ad-Hoc mode).
The following lists the main features of your M-302. See the product specifications in the
appendix for detailed features.
• Multiple-In, Multiple-Out (MIMO) wireless technology.
• Automatic data rate selection.
• Security: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), IEEE 802.1x, WPA-PSK and WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access)
• A fixed antenna.
• Driver and utility support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Figure 1 The M-302