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* Vitals [1]

* Manufacturer Sales Pitch [2]

* Long Range Wireless PC Card with Two Antenna Jacks for Embedded
System [3]

* Model no. NL-2511CD PLUS EXT2 [4]
* General [5]
* Network [6]
* Radio [7]
* Environment [8]
* Physical [9]

* Updated: 05/21/2004 [10]

* Pictures [11]
* Operating Systems [12]

* Linux [13]
* Windows [14]

* XP [15]
* 2000 [16]

* Firmware [17]
* Misc Notes [18]

* Further reading [19]
* Main antenna [20]

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VITALS

MANUFACTURER
http://www.senao.com [21]

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

TYPE
PCMCIA

EXTERNAL ANTENNA JACK
2 off

CHIPSET
IntersilPrism2 [22]

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

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 NL-2511CD-PLUS-EXT2.pdf [23]

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PICTURES

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OPERATING SYSTEMS

LINUX

Used with the HostAP [24] drivers the card will function as an
accesspoint [25], in client(managed) mode, ad-hoc [26] or RFMon
(Monitor) mode.

WINDOWS

XP

Info about using with WinXP [27] - NEEDED!

2000

Some more information - also NEEDED!

FIRMWARE

Jun Sun's Mini-howto on Flashing Intersil Prism Chipsets [28] - while
centered around linux, it also has Dos and Windows [29] references

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MISC NOTES

FURTHER READING

Seattle Wireless wiki entry [30]

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.

Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#vitals
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#manufacturer_sales_pitch
[3]
http://melbournewireless.org.au/#long_range_wireless_pc_card_with_two_antenna_jacks_for_embedded_system
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#model_no__nl_2511cd_plus_ext2
[5] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#general
[6] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#network
[7] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#radio
[8] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#environment
[9] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#physical
[10] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#updated__05_21_2004
[11] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#pictures
[12] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#operating_systems
[13] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#linux
[14] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#windows
[15] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#xp
[16] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#2000
[17] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#firmware
[18] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#misc_notes
[19] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#further_reading
[20] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#main_antenna
[21] http://www.senao.com
[22] http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/IntersilPrism2
[23]
http://www.senao.com.tw/english/product/driverdb/000033065/NL-2511CD-PLUS-EXT2.pdf
[24] http://hostap.epitest.fi/
[25] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AccessPoint
[26] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AdHocMode
[27] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?WinXP
[28] http://linux.junsun.net/intersil-prism/
[29] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?Windows
[30] http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/SenaoCard

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