* [#vitals Vitals]

** [#manufacturer_sales_pitch Manufacturer Sales Pitch]

*** [#long_range_wireless_pc_card_with_two_antenna_jacks_for_embedded_system Long Range Wireless PC Card with Two Antenna Jacks for Embedded System]

** [#model_no__nl_2511cd_plus_ext2 Model no. NL-2511CD PLUS EXT2]

** [#general General]

** [#network Network]

** [#radio Radio]

** [#environment Environment]

** [#physical Physical]

*** [#updated__05_21_2004 Updated: 05/21/2004]

* [#pictures Pictures]

* [#operating_systems Operating Systems]

** [#linux Linux]

** [#windows Windows]

*** [#xp XP]

*** [#2000 2000]

* [#firmware Firmware]

* [#misc_notes Misc Notes]

** [#further_reading Further reading]

** [#main_antenna Main antenna]

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! Vitals

||'''Manufacturer'''||(http://www.senao.com http://www.senao.com)||

||'''Model'''||Senao NL/SL-2511CD PLUS EXT2 (200mW, 2 MMCX) ||

||'''Type'''|| PCMCIA ||

||'''External Antenna Jack'''|| 2 off ||

||'''Chipset'''|| (http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/IntersilPrism2 IntersilPrism2)||

||'''Power'''|| 200mw (100mw is also available) ||

||'''Recieve Sensitivity'''|| 1 Mbps @ -96%%% 2 Mbps @ -93 %%%5.5 Mbps @ -91%%%11 Mbps @ -89 ||

||'''Drivers URL'''|| see below ||

||'''Available New'''|| Yes ||

||'''Average Price'''|| $120 ||

||'''Vitals last updated'''||july 2004 ||

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!! Manufacturer Sales Pitch

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!!! Long Range Wireless PC Card with Two Antenna Jacks for Embedded System

!! Model no. NL-2511CD PLUS EXT2

|| Feature || Benefit ||

|| Up 23 dBm transmit output power || Long operating range%%% up to three times range of standard products%%%

(Depends on different countries)||

||Compliant ||IEEE802.11b compliant||

||Automatic data rate scaling at 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps|| Optimized throughput, range and connectivity||

||Improved 64/128-bit WEP Engine ||Significantly improved throughput||

||Wide coverage range up to 1200 meters in open space|| Wireless connectivity for all your computers||

|| Advanced Power Management ||Extended battery life||

|| Plug and Play||Easy installation||

|| Significantly improved indoor multi-path distortion ||Higher link quality in indoor environment||

!! General

||Radio Data Rate ||11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps, Auto Fall-Back||

||Range (open environment)||11 Mbps 300m/450m ( 23 dBm output power)%%%5.5 Mbps 400m/600m ( 23 dBm output power)%%%2 Mbps 500m/750m ( 23 dBm output power)%%%1 Mbps 800m/1200m ( 23 dBm output power)||

||Operating Voltage||3.3V/5V||

||Regulation Certifications||FCC Part 15/UL, ETSI 300/328/CE||

||Compatibility||Fully interoperable with IEEE802.11b compliant products||

||LED Indicator||RF Link activity||

!! Network

||Network Architecture||Support ad-hoc, peer-to-peer networks and infrastructure communications to wired Ethernet networks via Access Point||

||Drivers || Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP (also Linux)||

||Access Protocol||CSMA/CA||

||Roaming||IEEE802.11b compliant||

||Security||64/128-bit WEP data encryption||

!! Radio

|| Frequency Band|| 2.4 - 2.484 GHz||

||Radio Type||Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)||

||Modulation||CCK (11, 5.5Mbps), DQPSK (2Mbps), DBPSK (1Mbps)||

||Operation Channels||11 for North America%%% 14 for Japan%%%13 for Europe%%% 2 for Spain%%% 4 for France||

||RF Output Power||23dBm(200mW)- FCC %%%20dBm(100mW)- CE||

||Antenna||Two antenna connectors (MMCX)||

||Sensitivity @FER=0.08||89dbm @11 Mbps%%%91dbm @5.5 Mbps%%%93dbm @2 Mbps%%%95dbm @1 Mbps||

!! Environment

||Temperature Range||-10 C to 60 C - Operating%%%-40 C to 70 C - Storage%%%Humidity (non-condensing) 5% to 95% typical|||

!! Physical

||Form Factor ||PCMCIA Type II PC Card||

||Dimensions||118(L) mm x 54(W) mm x 7.5(H) mm||

||Weight||40 g||



!!! Updated: 05/21/2004

*All specifications are subject to change without notice.

Reformated from (http://www.senao.com.tw/english/product/driverdb/000033065/NL-2511CD-PLUS-EXT2.pdf   NL-2511CD-PLUS-EXT2.pdf)

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! Pictures

{http://www.senao.com/english/product/proimg/000033/2511CDPLUSEXT2.jpg 2511CD PLUS EXTernal Antenna}

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! Operating Systems

!! Linux



Used with the (http://hostap.epitest.fi/ HostAP) drivers the card will function as an [AccessPoint accesspoint], in client(managed) mode, [AdHocMode ad-hoc] or RFMon (Monitor) mode.



!! Windows

!!! XP

Info about using with WinXP - '''needed!'''

!!! 2000

Some more information - also '''needed!'''



! Firmware

Jun Sun's (http://linux.junsun.net/intersil-prism/ Mini-howto on Flashing Intersil Prism Chipsets) - while centered around linux, it also has Dos and [Windows] references

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! Misc Notes

!! Further reading

(http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/SenaoCard Seattle Wireless wiki entry)



!! Main antenna

Hold the card with the PCMCIA connector part pointing to the '''right''' and the '''top of the card facing you''' (ie: the led light is visible).

The main antenna is the '''bottom connector'''.