3Com Unveils Next Generation Enterprise Wireless LAN PC Card for Optimal Performance.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2002 Retractable re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. XJACK(R) Antenna and New Innovative Software Offer Reliable Connections, Improved Mobility and Enhanced Security Capabilities 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) today extended it enterprise-class wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area product family with the global delivery of the new 3Com(R) 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card for unsurpassed Wireless LAN performance with the patented design of the retractable XJACK(R) antenna and enhanced software capabilities for security and usability. This complements the company's announcement today of the 3Com(R) Wireless LAN Outdoor Bridge Solution. "The new 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card is a top-of-the-line enterprise 802.11b PC Card, optimized with features that medium and large enterprise IT managers demand to more effectively secure and manage their Wireless LAN networks," said John Yoon, senior director, wireless and security product management, 3Com Corporation. "This PC card is an excellent solution for IT managers requiring Wireless LAN connectivity with multiple high-security options." 3Com's latest 802.11b Wireless LAN PC Card has five new key attributes for optimal performance and ease-of-use. -- Autonomous load balancing maximizes performance by monitoring the traffic across the access points available and connecting to the access point that will give the best bandwidth. -- XJACK antenna with smart switch allows the PC card to go into power save mode to preserve battery life when the antenna is retracted and provides clear reception when the antenna is extended. -- 802.11d roaming allows the PC Card to receive wireless LAN settings for international and regional communications from the access point so users don't have to manually specify these settings. -- 3Com's Wireless LAN Manager now provides location detection and automatic activation of wireless LAN profiles pre-set by the user, as well as automatic activation of a virtual private network (VPN) based on the user location. -- 3Link simplifies initiation into multi-participant software applications by finding and displaying potential participants from the local area or ad hoc network without the need for Internet connection. Additionally, the 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card comes with several features to secure wireless connections in the enterprise, such as support for 40- and 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy Wired Equivalent Privacy or Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) is a scheme to secure IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. It is part of the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard. (WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) An IEEE standard security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks. Introduced in 1997, WEP was found to be very inadequate and was superseded by WPA, WPA2 and 802.11i. ), 802.1x, EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS See EAP. and 3Com's unique Dynamic Security Link and Serial Authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. (a). 3Com's Wireless LAN Manager allows users to create location-specific wireless profiles and will automatically activate the appropriate SSID (Service Set IDentifier) The name assigned to a wireless Wi-Fi network. All devices must use this same, case-sensitive name to communicate, which is a text string up to 32 bytes long. , security, and virtual private network (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) settings as users move from location to location. Spanning the enterprise and small business market segments, 3Com is the only wireless LAN vendor to give customers a complete selection of 802.11 solutions - from client solutions such as PC Cards and NICs to wireless LAN infrastructure equipment such as building-to-building bridges and access points. Product Details and Pricing
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3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card with XJACK 3CRWE62092B
Antenna $119
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3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card with XJACK 3CRWE62092B-
Antenna (for Asia Pacific Region) AP $119
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3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card with XJACK 3CRWE62092B-
Antenna (20-pack) 020 $2,261
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The new 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card is now shipping worldwide. Interested customers and resellers can obtain additional information on the new solutions at 1-800-NET-3COM or at www.3com.com. About 3Com Corporation 3Com is a tier-one provider of innovative, practical and high-value networking products for enterprise customers. 3Com is also a leader in Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) service platforms and access infrastructure for the network service provider market. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. 3Com, XJACK and the 3Com logo are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective holders. (a) Requires 3Com Wireless LAN Access Point 6000 or 3Com Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Access Point 8000 |
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