WLAN kit for Shuttle PCs: WLN-C & WLN-S The Shuttle Accessory WLN-C / WLN-S is a wireless LAN kit consisting of a Mini-PCIe card, two antennas & appropriate cables. This accessory is intended for compatible Shuttle PCs to equip them with the wireless LAN standard according to IEEE 802.11b/g/n. Data transfer speeds of up to 300 MBit/s can be reached & WPA2 with AES encryption is supported, too. What are the advantages over a conventional WLAN USB (Universal Serial Bus) stick?
- The Mini-PCIe card sits in the case & is better protected from tampering & theft
- The integrated solution is more appealing
- For the best possible efficiency the antenna should be at least 6cm long (half a wavelength at 2.4 GHz) which is a big advantage over the USB (Universal Serial Bus) stick
- The use of two antennas makes the communication between devices more reliable & can also transmit two signals at the same time resulting in significantly faster speeds as with single antenna WLAN devices
- The transmission protocol of Mini-PCIe cards is less complex compared to USB (Universal Serial Bus) which helps keep processor load lower