Belkin Wireless Network Card

Belkin Wireless Network Cards – The Latest Connectivity Solutions

With the extensive availability, as of 2007, of more than 250,000 public hotspots and tens of millions of residential and corporate access points around the world, Wi-Fi has been creating waves in the Internet, gaming, VoIP and consumer electronics industries. The transition from wired technology to wireless technology poses connectivity and networking issues to end users. To address these needs of the users, the innovation of standard networking devices such as the wireless network adapters/cards has been continuously stirred by leading manufacturers worldwide.

Belkin International, Inc., one of the powerhouse manufacturers specializing in connectivity devices, offers to the market its latest connectivity innovation, the 802.11g Wireless Network Card. Being the backbone of any network setup, a network interface card or simply the network card must be of high quality in order to give its users instant networking capabilities. Belkin assumes this seamless promise in their latest wireless network cards.

The new Belkin network card boasts to have an 802.11g technology. Once incorporated in the setup, this technology will allow faster wireless file transfers and downloads within the network. It is because this card works with networking speeds (up to 11Mbps) which are virtually five times faster than the current Wi-Fi (802.11b) standard.

Aside from it offers interoperability with all 802.11b compliant wireless devices, the network adapter has a 2.4 GHz bandwidth which comes along with an IEEE 802.11g networking standard. This gives a user the widest working range up to 1800 feet and greater interoperability when placed in mixed networking environments. An 802.11g is backward-compatible with the 802.11b Wi-Fi networking standard, thus permitting its users to execute faster wireless technologies when mixed to existing 802.11b Wi-Fi networks.

To establish a wireless connection on any intended network or access point, you can easily slide the Belkin card on any standard 32-bit PCI expansion slot for desktop computers or PCMCIA card slot for laptop computers. The easiest wireless network to implement is the 54g technology. A non-wonky and easy installation can be achieved by following all the instructions and by using the 24-hour technical support for any irregularities.

Amidst some reported installation difficulties and software issues, majority still favors it to be a friendly connectivity solution. The simplicity of Plug-and-Play technology makes the card easier to be set up on any desktop PC or laptop. The card's configuration can be easy with the Belkin SOHO Networking Software for Windows. This card can operate in systems like MS Windows 95B, MS Windows 98 Second Edition, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows NT, MS Windows ME and MS Windows XP. At present, new laptop computers in the market are pre-installed with wireless network cards. But it is still indispensable to check the quality of these pre-installed cards to ensure a satisfying performance in the long run.

The package also features wireless 64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryptions which ensure data and network security. As compared to other brands, the Belkin wireless network card is a cheaper option without compromising performance. It comes with a Belkin lifetime warranty.

The mushrooming popularity and continued improvement of Wi-Fi technology through the years gives us another reason to take advantage our advancement. Now you can even run your business while enjoying a frappe in a nearby coffee shop. Wireless network cards like Belkins allow us to enjoy freedom from cables, thus also allowing our technology to mature.