d-link systems, inc. – proprietary & confidential

D-Link Systems, Inc. – Proprietary & Confidential


WLAN EquipmentWorldwide Market

Home Market Will Experience the Largest Growth Rate

Enterprise Will Account for the Largest Consumption

As Prices for Wireless NICs and APs Continue to Drop, More Small to Midsize Business Are Becoming Interested in the WLAN Technology

Source : IDC and In-Stat

$2.8B

$2.4B

$836M

$1.8B $1.1B

$2.4B

$3.5B

$4.7B

2001 2002 2003 2004Year

Worldwide

US

48%


New WLAN Market SegmentVisitor-Based Network(VBN)

Source : IDC

Worldwide VBN Services

$1.3B

$35M

2002

2006

VBN Services

WLAN>70%

Wired + WLAN

Implementation of a VBN Presents New Business Opportunities for Location Owners Generating New Revenue Streams Increasing Average Length of Stay Increased Customer Satisfaction Enhancing the Location Image

Largest Segment of VBN Hotel Airport Airline Lounges


Worldwide Home WLAN

Source : In-Stat

802.11:> 90%

802.11: 70%

RF

RF: 30%

2001 2002

Year

HomeRF

802.11

N. America : > 90%

4.0 M Units

7.3 M Units Home Users Are Beginning to Embrace 802.11b Wireless LANs Prices Have

Dropped Product Available

From a Wide Variety of Vendors

Consumers Are Using WLANs Link Multiple PCs Share a Broadband

Internet Link


Major Factors Driving WLAN Adoption

New Verticals:

Education, Medical and

Retail

Deployment in Visitor-Based

Networks Such As Airports and

Hotels

Declining Prices Expand

Market

Offer Greater Flexibility Than

Wired LANs

Introduction of 2.4Ghz/5GHz

Products – 802.11b 802.11a

Used in the SOHO and Home

Networking Space


•327% Faster than 802.11b•256bit Encryption

802.11g36Mbps

2.4Ghz

Technology Compatibility Evolution

Enhanced802.11b Up to

22Mbps•100% Compatible with 802.11b•100% Faster than original 802.11b•256bit Encryption

2.4Ghz802.11b11Mbps

2.4Ghz

802.11a54Mbps5.0Ghz


• 327% Faster than 802.11b• 256bit Encryption

802.11g36Mbps

2.4Ghz

Product/Technology Roadmap

802.11a54Mbps

5.0Ghz

802.11b11Mbps

2.4Ghz

Enhanced802.11b Up to

22Mbps

2.4Ghz

• 100% Faster than 802.11b• 256bit Encryption• Fully compatible w/ 802.11b

Q1 ‘02 Q2 ‘02 Q3 ‘02 Q4 ‘02

802.11 Hybrids

2.4/5.0Ghz


Product Positioning

Classic 802.11b wireless Limited to 11Mbps 64/128bit Encryption

Enhanced 802.11b Up to 22Mbps 64/128/256bit Encryption Fully 802.11b Compatible

802.11a Highest Performance Standard-Based Wireless Solution Up to 54Mbps 64/128/256bit Encryption Can Be Deployed On Top Of An Existing 802.11b Networks Does Not Interfere With Other 2.4Ghz Devices


A Look Ahead…

Moore’s Law… “The Idea That Processing Power Will Double Every 18 Months …”D-Link’s Wireless Strategy Is to Be Technology Agnostic With First Mover Advantage. 802.11b & Enhanced 802.11b 802.11a 802.11g Hybrids

Key Drivers For Technology Adoption Price Speed Compatibility

D-link First To Mass Market 10/100 Hubs 802.11b Wireless 802.11a Wireless


Enhanced 802.11bKey Drivers to Mass Market

Price : Enhanced 802.11b is Less Expensive

Speed : Enhanced 802.11b is Faster Up To 100%

Compatibility : Enhanced 802.11b is 100% Compatible with 802.11b

Availability : Enhanced 802.11b Will Ship In Quantity June 2002


Key Points

Twice the Performance of Standard 802.11b Products, With 100% Backwards Compatibility.

D-link’s Enhanced 802.11b Is a Better Solution For… New Wireless Networks Personal/public/private Companies Looking to Begin Migrating to a Higher Performance

Solution Hospitals, Libraries, Schools, Enterprise Customers Who Need

More Wireless Bandwidth, but Require Backwards Compatibility.

Don’t Settle For Just Standard 802.11b Products The Paradigm Shift Will Be Similar to What We Saw With Shift

From Shared 10Mb Ethernet to 10Mb Switched Ethernet


Competitive Advantages

Enhanced Performance

Up to 22Mbps with other

Enhanced 802.11b products

Improved Availability

Up to 33Mbps Greater

Aggregate Throughput Per

Coverage Area

Improved Security

64/128/256bit Encryption

Total Available BandwidthPer Coverage Area

0.00

10.00

20.00

30.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

70.00

802.11b Enhanced 802.11b

Mbps

AP#3

AP#2

AP#1

33Mbps

66Mbps

2X


D-Link Wireless Utility

Easy to use GUIAt-A-Glance… Link Quality Signal Strength

Comprehensive List of Available Access Points & Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Includes Security Information Supports Multiple User Profiles

Supports Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP


DWL-520+ PCI Adapter

Fully 802.11b Compatible

Up to 20% Faster With Standard 802.11b Networks

Up to 22Mbps Aggregate Network Capacity Per Access Point

Enhanced Encryption 64/128/256bit

DWL-520+ WPC11 MA401

Standard802.11b11Mbps

YES YES YES

Enhanced802.11b22Mbps

YES NO NO

WEPEncryption 64/128/256bit 64/128bit 64/128bit

Warranty 3 Year 1 Year 5 Year


DWL-650+ Cardbus Adapter

Fully 802.11b Compatible


Up to 22Mbps Aggregate Network Capacity Per Access Point


DWL-650+ WPC11 MA401


YES YES YES


YES NO NO




DI-614+ Internet GatewayFully 802.11b Compatible


Up to 22Mbps Aggregate Network Capacity Per Access Point/Gateway


Advanced Content Filtering & Parental Control Day/Hour/Minute

Integrated (4) Port 10/100 Switch

Easy Installation

DI-614+ BEFW11S4 MR314


YES YES YES


YES NO NO

IP/MAC Address Filtering

YESMAC

Address

OnlyNO

Web Management YES YES YES

URL/DomainBlocking YES NO

URL

Only




DWL-900AP+ Access PointBuilt-in DHCP Server

AP to AP Networking (Bridging)

AP to Multipoint (Bridging)

Access Point

Provides Driverless Ethernet (Bridging) for Ethernet Devices Printers Game Consoles Unsupported Operating

Systems

DWL-900+ WAP11 ME102

Standard AP Mode YES YES YES

AP to AP Network

(Bridging)YES NO NO

AP Multipoint

(Bridging)YES NO NO

Wireless Client YES NO NO


YES NO NO




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