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D-Link 1st
with 802.11G USB 2.0 Adapter
Oct. 13th, 2003
Irvine, CA, - D-Link,
announced the first
shipping USB 2.0 wireless IEEE 802.11g standards-compliant adapter,
the D-Link Xtreme G USB Adapter (DWL-G120). Providing the compliance
of high speed USB 2.0 technology to deliver an out-of-the-box installation
with up to 54Mbps bandwidth in the 2.4GHz frequency range, the D-Link
DWL-G120 is interoperable with the most popular 802.11g/b home, office
and hot spot networks in use today. The new plug-and-play D-Link USB
2.0 wireless adapter is easily installed to connect any USB-equipped
computer to wireless networks and to the Internet, bypassing the need
to install an
internal PCI card.
Ensuring network
scalability and compatibility, the D-Link DWL-G120 USB adapter auto-senses
the USB port in order to maximize network performance whether connected
to a USB 2.0, 1.1 or 1.0 port. The adapter complies with
the latest wireless networking security features, including 64/128-bit
WEP encryption and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) support for both 802.1x
and WPA-PSK. The DWL-G120 is also capable of supporting the government-grade
AES encryption and upcoming 802.11i standards with future firmware upgrades.
"Our
strict compliance with the latest IEEE 802.11g and USB 2.0 standards
means the DWL-G120 will be interoperable with any compliant hardware,"
said Steven Joe, President of D-Link. "The USB adapter is a great
addition toour robust, award-winning Xtreme G family of wireless products,
because it gives users 11G
speeds in a flexible device that is completely transportable between multiple
computers."
The newest addition
to the award-winning Xtreme G family of products, the D-Link DWL-G120
is a plug-and-play USB 2.0 device that can operate in
multiple modes, including Ad-Hoc mode, connecting point-to-point users
without the need of an access point, and Infrastructure mode, connecting
to a wireless residential gateway via a xDSL/Cable modem for high-speed
wireless Internet access or for sharing resources across a network. With
its included 5-foot USB cable, the wireless USB adapter can be positioned
virtually anywhere to achieve the best-possible wireless connection. The
D-Link DWL-G120 is compatible with Windows XP, 2000, ME and 98SE operating
systems.
Price
and Availability
The D-Link DWL-G120 Xtreme G USB Adapter is currently available through
authorized retail, reseller, and distribution partners at an Street Price
of $79.99. The D-Link Xtreme G USB Adapter comes with a 3 Year Warranty
and Free 24/7 Technical Support.
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