Essentials of USB Wireless Adapter
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The USB wireless adapter also know with wireless network interface controller (WNIC), is it a computer device with function similar with general Network Interface Card which connects to a radio-wave based on computer networks, unlike a regular network interface controller (NIC) which connects to a wire-based network such as token ring or Ethernet. A WNIC, just like a NIC, works on the Layer 1 and Layer 2 of the OSI Model.
A USB Wireless Adapter is an essential component for wireless desktop computer, this device connected to the computer with USB port. There is two type of wireless adapter device, that is USB Wireless Adapter like USB drive device but in those device was include wireless radio and internal antenna for signaling, the second is a Wireless Network Interface Card (WNIC) this device similar with NIC the difference is NIC use wire/cable for connected to the network and WNIC use wireless to connect the network.
Both of devices that is USB Wireless Adapter and WNIC uses an antenna to communicate through microwaves. A WNIC in a desktop computer usually is connected using the PCI bus. Other connectivity options are USB and PC card. Integrated WNIC are also available, for some laptop use slot PCMCIA to connect wireless device.



