Tonight we’ll be taking a look at the latest
home networking product from D-Link
Systems, Inc.D-Link is one of the world's leading
manufacturers of Networking, Connectivity, and
Data Communications products.Although they are mainly known for their
commercial products, D-Link has also made a name
for themselves in the Digital Home Connectivity
market.With a wide array of products available
from standard Network Interface Cards to Switches
and Hubs, D-Link has secured a solid share
of the home networking market.D-Link has been successful competing with
such companies as Intel,
NetGear,
and 3Com.Now D-Link is trying to secure a foot hold
in the wireless market with the release of the
DWL-920 USB Wireless Network.
As
the personal computer has become more popular and
affordable, more & more families are
purchasing additional PC’s for their homes.Often with that, comes the dilemma of
getting those computers to share a common Internet
connection or share common files.Most of us that are more computer savvy
than the average user, would have no problem
picking up a hub and a few NIC’s and networking
our PC’s together.But to some inexperienced users this can
seem like a daunting task.Even the simplest home networking package
requires the opening of the computer, some
configuration and perhaps some tweaking too.Now imagine a novice user attempting this.This is a tech support nightmare when the
casual or inexperienced user opens their system.What D-Link has done with the DWL-920
USB Wireless Network is keep it as simple as
possible, avoiding the average user from getting
in way over their head.Let’s take a look at the specs and see
what this kit has to offer…
40
bit WEP Encryption, 128-bit key length (Optional)
Key
Management
Automatic
Dynamic Key Allocation (ADKA) through public key
Range
Indoors:
per cell approximately 35 to 100 meters
Outdoors:
per cell approximately 100 to 300 meters
Diagnostic
LED
Power
Link
Power
Specifications
Operating
Voltage: +5V
Transmit
Power
Nominal
Temp. Range: 17-dBm
Extended
Temp. Range
14-dBm
min
Transmit
Power, 2.7v
to 3v: 14-dBm min
Network
Architecture
Supports
Ad-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer without Access
Point)
Infrastructure
Mode (Communications to wired networks via
Access Points with Roaming)
Compliant
with IEEE 802.11b Standards
Antenna
Internal
patch antenna supporting diversity
Mobility:
Seamless roaming across cell boundaries with
handover
Frequency
Range
2.4
– 2.4835 GHz, Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum (DSSS)
Operating
Channels
1-11
United States (FCC)
1-11
Canada (DOC)
Physical
Dimensions
L
= 110 mm
W
= 54 mm
H
= 6 mm
Temperature
Operating
Temperature: -10C to 55C
Storage
Temperature: -20C to 75C
Humidity
Maximum
up to 95% Non-condensing
Emissions
FCC
CE
VCCI
IC
1.2
Packing List
One
DWL-120 Wireless USB Adapter
USB
cable
One
CD with HTML Manual and drivers
One
printed manual
The
DWL-920 USB Wireless Network contains one Access
Point for connecting to an existing Hub or
Router as well as two wireless network adapters.With these three components, the DWL-920
offers a lot of networking flexibility.The package is designed to easily integrate
into numerous network types, on both the home and
commercial level.Whether setting up a simple peer-to-peer
network or adding computers to an existing LAN
network, the DWL-920 USB Wireless Network gets the
job done with ease.
