NETGEAR RangeMax WNDA3100 User Manual

NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100 User Manual
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v1.0, December 2007
• Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to the availability of
inexpensive mass storage. Table 3-1 shows the time to transfer 1 gigabyte (1 GB) of data using
various networking technologies.
Table 3-1. Theoretical Transfer Time for 1 Gigabyte
Network Connection Theoretical Raw Transfer Time
Gigabit Wired Ethernet 8 seconds
RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N 26 seconds
Powerline HD 40 seconds
100 Mbps Wired Ethernet 80 seconds
802.11g wireless 150 seconds
802.11b wireless 700 seconds
10 Mbps Wired Ethernet 800 seconds
Cable Modem (3 Mbps) 2700 seconds
Analog Modem (56 kbps) 144,000 seconds (40 hours)

NETGEAR RangeMax WNDA3100 Specifications

General

Category	Wireless Adapter
Interface	USB 2.0
Wireless Standards	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Frequency Band	2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
Wireless Data Rates	Up to 300 Mbps
Security	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Operating Systems Supported	Windows XP, Windows Vista