WLAN 802.11a/b mini-PCI Module ( Model No :EM9-AB (VM4-3B) )

Features:

Support FAA radio-off implementation by H/W, Support TKIP authentication, Support H/W AES encryption, Support 802.11h TPC/DFS by driver upgrade, Support Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Virtual LAN (VLANs)

Main Chipset

Atheros AR5111, AR5211, AR2111

Frequency range

* U-NII: 2.412 ~ 2.484Ghz, 5.15 ~ 5.35Ghz, 5.725 ~ 5.825Ghz
* Europe: 2.412 ~2.484Ghz, 5.15~ 5.35Ghz, 5.47 ~ 5.725Ghz
* Japan: 2.471 ~ 2.497Ghz, 5.15 ~ 5.25Ghz
* China : 2.412 ~ 2.484 GHz, 5.725 ~ 5.85 GHz

Modulation technique

* 802.11b : DSSS (DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK)
* 802.11a : OFDM (BPSK,QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM)

Host interface

Mini-PCI form factor; Mini-PCI Version 1.0 type 3B

Channels support

802.11b
US/Canada: 11 (1 ~ 11)
Major European country: 13 (1 ~ 13)
France: 4 (10 ~ 13)
Japan: 14 (1~13 or 14th)
China: 13 (1 ~ 13)
802.11a
1). US/Canada:
12 non-overlapping channels (5.15 ~ 5.35GHz, 5.725 ~ 5.825GHz)
2). Europe:
19 non-overlapping channel (5.15 ~ 5.35GHz, 5.47 ~ 5.725GHz)
3). Japan:
4 non-overlapping channels (5.15 ~ 5.25GHz)
4). China : 5.725 ~ 5.85 GHz

Operation voltage

3.3V +/- 5% DC

Power consumption

	802.11a	802.11b
Continuous Tx	440~460mA @17dBm	560~580mA @18dBm
Continuous Rx	310~330mA	340~360mA
FTP Tx	380~400mA	480~500mA
FTP Rx	320~400mA	420~440mA
Standby mode	320~340mA	330~350mA
Power saving mode	40mA	40mA
RF Kill	40mA	40mA

Output power

* 802.11b : 18 dBm peak power
* 802.11a : 17 dBm peak power
1). US :
5.150 - 5.250: 17 dBm
5.250 - 5.350: 17 dBm
5.470 - 5.725: not allowed
5.725 - 5.825: 17 dBm
2). Europe
5.150 - 5.250 and 5.250 - 5.350: 17 dBm
5.470 - 5.725: 17 dBm
5.725 - 5.825: Not allowed.
3). Japan
5.150 - 5.250: 17 dBm
5.250 - 5.350: not allowed
5.470 - 5.725: not allowed
5.725 - 5.825: not allowed

Operation distance

* 802.11b
Indoor : 37 meters /121 feet @ 11Mbps
Outdoor : 230 meter /750 feet @ 11Mbps
* 802.11a
Indoor: 18 meters /60 feet @54Mbps
Outdoor: 41 meters / 135 feet @54Mbps

Operation System supported

Windows 98SE, Me, 2K, XP

Dimension

59.75mm(W) * 44.60mm ( L) * 5mm (H)

Security

64-bit ,128-bit ,152-bit WEP Encryption
802.1x Authentication
H/W AES encryption

Operation mode

Infrastructure & Ad-hoc mode

Transfer data rate

* 802.11b
11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps, auto-fallback
* 802.11a (Normal mode)
54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps, auto-fallback
* 802.11a (Turbo mode)
108,96,72,48,36,24,18,12 Mbps, auto-fallback

Operation temperature

0°C ~ 70°C

Storage temperature

-20°C ~ 80°C

Operation Humidity Range

10% ~ 90%

Wi-Fi®

WECA Compliant

WHQL

Microsoft® 2K, XP Complaint

FAA

S/W and H/W on/off support

EMC certificate

* FCC part 15 (USA)
* IC RSS-210 (Canada)
* Telec (Japan)

Media access protocol

CSMA/CA with ACK architecture 32-bit MAC

Antenna connector

2 SMT Ultra-miniature coaxial connectors

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