Motorola WN825G - Manual (Page 7)

OVERVIEW SECTION 1
SECTION 1, OVERVIEW 1-3
Simple Home Network Diagram
Your wireless notebook adapter card, allows you to access files,
printers, and an Internet connection on your network. A sample Local
Area Network (LAN) is shown below:
In the example above, the Internet communicates with the modem
which in turn communicates with the router. The router acts as the
gateway to your network, sending information to whichever device
asks for information. The adapter card enables your notebook PC to
be part of the wireless network.
Wireless Connections
Your wireless adapter card uses a radio transmission technology
defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
called 802.11 Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi). This standard is subdivided
into distinct categories of speed and the frequency spectrum used,
designated by the lower case letter after the standard.
For example, your adapter card can work with both the ‘b’ and ‘g’
specifications. The 802.11b specification transmits data rates up to
11 Mbps while the 802.11g specification transmits data rates up to
54 Mbps. Both standards operate in the 2.4 GHz range. These are
theoretical speeds so your performance may vary.