Archive for December, 2006

Easy, fast and secure wireless connections with the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Adding wireless capability to your PC is now easier than ever with the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick! AVM, the manufacturers of FRITZ!Box routers have just announced this new wireless transmitter that has a host of fascinating features and simply plugs into a free USB socket on your computer.

This wireless device is the ideal companion for the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN wireless router, making it of particular interest to both old and new Direct Telecom ADSL customers. It is also compatible with any other wireless router that supports the current IEEE 802.11b/g standards.

Fast transmission speeds

Connect at a blistering speed of up to 125 Mbits/sec with the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick, using the latest wireless protocol (802.11g) – a 35% speed increase over its predecessor.

Maximum security

With the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick, your wireless transmissions will be absolutely secure thanks to the WPA2 encryption standard that is considered unbreakable. Other encryption protocols (WPA and WEP) are also supported.

Easy installation

Just plug the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick into your Windows XP operating system (Service Pack 2) and it installs itself automatically without even asking you for the driver CD – so you’re ready to connect in no time!

Even encryption can be configured automatically in seconds if you’re using the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN router. Simply plug the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick into your router for the encryption keys to be set up and then plug it into your PC. It’s as easy as that!

The additional control software provided makes it easy to use the more advanced options of the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick, such as adjusting the transmission power to the minimum necessary in order to extend laptop battery life when mobile.

Compact design

All this technology is packed into a compact device just 53 millimetres long and weighing only 10 grams.

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The new FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick costs 42€ plus taxes and is available from Direct Telecom – the official FRITZ!Box distributors in Spain. It comes with software and drivers for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, XP, 2000, Me and 98 SE.

Please contact us for more information on how to purchase this product or become a reseller.