Wi-Fi upgrade for Intel Centrino.INTEL HAS ADDED new Wi-Fi capabilities to its Centrino mobile chips for laptops. The new wireless module, dubbed Intel PRO/Wireless 2915-ABG Network Connection, includes support for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, and 802.11i, as well as stronger security and improved ease of use. Centrino mobile technology combines the Intel Pentium M A family of CPUs from Intel that are part of its Centrino brand for mobile computing. Introduced in 2003 at speeds up to 1.6 GHz, it was formerly code named "Banias." Introduced in 2004, the second-generation Pentium M (code named "Dothan") uses the same chip package but is built with 90 processor, the Intel 855 chipset family, and an Intel PRO/Wireless network connection WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network solution. It's designed to make 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 connectivity easier to use and improve battery life for mobile PCs. Intel is also making available version 9 of the PROSet/Wireless Software, which includes a configuration wizard and troubleshooting and security setup features. The software detects and shows laptop users all available networks. It also offers them profile management so they can easily connect to different networks as they travel. 802.11i Intel PRO/Wireless supports the 802.11i security standard, which includes the Advanced Encryption Standard (cryptography, algorithm) Advanced Encryption Standard - (AES) The NIST's replacement for the Data Encryption Standard (DES). The Rijndael /rayn-dahl/ symmetric block cipher, designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, was chosen by a NIST contest to be AES. (AES), which encrypts data transmitted over Wi-Fi connections. This is an improvement over the older 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 Introduced in 1997, WEP was found to be very inadequate and was superseded by WPA, WPA2 and 802.11i. ) technology, which hackers have been able to bypass. It also lets enterprises employ a single sign-on feature during login to authenticate users on the wireless network. Autodetection and auto-select security capabilities make it easier for wireless users to use the highest available security settings. |
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