DWA-160 Dlink Vs DWA-140 Dlink Wireless Card Adapter

If you need to choose which Wireless Card Adapter do you prefer, some of you probably choose USB Wireless Card Adapter which is portable, easy to install and remove from the desktop computers or laptops without you need to open the computer cashing. USB Wireless Card Adapter is easy to transfer from one computer to another to help you troubleshoot the wireless connection problem due to network hardware failure.

Compare to Wireless PCI adapter such as DWA-542 or DWA-556 by D-Link, USB Wireless Card Adapter is more practical and easy to install and remove. Unfortunately the risk of the stealing is sometimes the issue due to it’s easy to remove from the computers when unattended. Placing the computers in public access, it’s recommended to deploy hard to remove wireless adapter – the PCI wireless adapter.

D-Link is one of the leading networking manufacturers that ships variety of wireless network adapters including USB Wireless Card Adapter such as DWA-140 Rangebooster N® USB Adapter and DWA-140 and DWA-160 Xtreme N Dual-Band USB Adapter. The major different between the two is that DWA-160 is embedded with the dual-N band version while DWA-140 is not. Let’s have a look at the table below that lists the main factory specifications.

Powered by Xtreme N technology with dual-band both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, DWA-160 USB Wireless Card Adapter is ideal for streaming High-Definition (HD) video using 5 GHz band with jitter-free and lag free. The 5GHz wireless band is the best technology available for clear streaming HD videos across your network. It is achieved by operating in a clear wireless band to help avoid interference that may slow down and limit the range of current wireless technologies like 802.11g. And at the same time you can do file sharing, enhanced Internet phone calling (VoIP), and Web surfing. It will work optimally with the same wireless network that supports dual-band such as DIR-855 D-Link router.

D-Link Quick Adapter Setup Wizard will guide you step-by-step through the installation process for both types of USB Wireless Card Adapter, without having to call a networking expert to help. It’s easy; simply press the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button for easy connection to your wireless router. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) push button available on hardware version A2 and above.

If you have to decide which USB Wireless Card Adapter to purchase, it is recommended to consider the dual band version -DWA-160. It doesn’t matter what kinds of wireless standards your environment is because both USB wireless adapters are Wi-Fi Certified. It means that it will work with any types of wireless industrial standards while still backward compatible with legacy wireless-B and wireless-G devices.

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