ASUS 240 MIMO Wireless Total Solution

ASUS Technology Pte Ltd (ASUS), a leading provider of high-performancewireless solutions, today unveiled the 240 MIMO series total solutions, whichincludes the WL-566gM router and the WL-106gM cardbus adapter. The ASUS 240 MIMOtotal solution drastically improves WLAN’s data transfer rate and coveragerange, while maintaining signal integrity and Wi-Fi interoperability.

With high-speed 240Mbps data transfer rate, the multi-transmitting 240 MIMOtotal solution excels with an actual throughput of up to 100Mbps, and coverseight times the range than that of standard 802.11g WLAN devices. True wirelessmultimedia experience in homes, small businesses, retail stores etc, without anydead spots is now possible by taking advantage of multipath propagation in theMultiple Input Multiple Output technology - MIMO.

True Wireless Reality
Employing the MIMO technology, which leveraged multi-path signaling, the overallthroughput, range/coverage, and reliability are significantly improved. TheWL-566gM and WL-106gM incorporated this innovation and makes true wirelessenvironment a reality at enterprises, home offices, retail stores and homes withcoverage range that extends eight times than that of the existing 802.11g WLANsolutions, and thus eliminating dead spots, cables, and the cost of additionalrouter configurations.

8X Speed than Existing IEEE 802.11g Units
By transmitting multiple signals containing different information streams overthe same frequency channel, MIMO provides a means of doubling or triplingspectral efficiency. With a data rate of 240Mbps and actual throughput of up to100Mbps, the 240 MIMO series operates at Super Speed that is two times the speedof standard MIMO devices, and eight times the speed of 802.11g. This makesextending applications possible in areas of HD video streaming, multiple onlinegaming, MP3 and movie downloads; and large file sharing could be accomplished ina few seconds.

EZSetup at Press of a Button
Both the WL-566gM and WL-106gM utilizes the ASUS EZSetup Wizard that allows foreffortless setup in just 2 easy steps. Wireless devices and security featuresare detected and automatically implemented at just a press of the button.

Wi-Fi Multmedia (WMM)
WMM enhances wireless transfers of multimedia contents, providing wirelessnetwork users an improved experience for sharing audio and video files. TheWi-Fi Alliance defined WMM as a profile of the upcoming IEEE 802.11e Quality ofService extension for 802.11 networks. QoS and multimedia support are criticalto wireless home networks, which require video on demand, audio on demand, voiceover IP and high-speed Internet access. WMM defines four access categories –voice, video, best effort, and background – that are used to prioritize trafficto provide enhanced multimedia support.

Data Security with Wi-Fi Protected Access2
The WL-566gM router employs WPA2, which is based on the IEEE 802.11i standard,ensuring all data and access to the network is restricted to authorized usersonly. Coupled with WEP firewall protocol, the router provides advancedencryption mechanism and security without the sacrifice of physical distance.