Product comparison · 2 network cards

Intellinet 500517 network card Internal WLAN 54 Mbit/s vs Manhattan 171656 network card IrDA 4 Mbit/s

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 500517 network card Internal WLAN 54 Mbit/s:PCI
- 171656 network card IrDA 4 Mbit/s:USB
Interface
- 500517 network card Internal WLAN 54 Mbit/s:WLAN
- 171656 network card IrDA 4 Mbit/s:IrDA
Maximum data transfer rate
- 500517 network card Internal WLAN 54 Mbit/s:54 Mbit/s
- 171656 network card IrDA 4 Mbit/s:4 Mbit/s
Internal
- 500517 network card Internal WLAN 54 Mbit/s:Yes
- 171656 network card IrDA 4 Mbit/s:No

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Comparison of 500517, 171656
28 specifications	A Intellinet 500517 network card Internal WLAN 54 Mbit/s Model 500517 View product	B Manhattan 171656 network card IrDA 4 Mbit/s Model 171656 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	USB
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	IrDA
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	54 Mbit/s	4 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	54 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, CCX v4, WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	300 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum indoor rangeKnown for one	100 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum outdoor rangeKnown for one	300 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
ChipsetKnown for one	Ralink RT256x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 70%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	250 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
GainKnown for one	2 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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