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USB Adapter for PCMCIA (32-Bit Cardbus Wireless Modem Cards) Get 3G Wireless Internet Access Anywhere with Reliable USB Adapter USB Adapter for PCMCIA (32-bit CardBus Wireless Modem Cards) Get 3G wireless Internet access anywhere with reliable USB adapter The adapter is compatible with desktops, notebooks, specialist KEY FEATURES systems, such as Point-of-Sale machines or any PC with a USB USB Interface port. The unique hardware design of the PCD-X/U132-E was developed One PCMCIA Slot especially for certain broadband Support available for most wireless Internet cards, so some PCMCIA cards (see list on back) card types are not supported (e.g., 32-Bit PCMCIA CardBus Cards memory cards). For a complete list supported of compatible cards, please see the back of this datasheet. Supports Type I and II card sizes Supports 3G and 2G network Wirelessly communicate from technologies your laptop or desktop via USB Quatech also sells and supports Increase productivity and maintain other PCMCIA Card Adapters for 16 Supports 3.3V PCMCIA Cards contact with clients while on the and 32-bit, internal (front or rear) or road with Quatech’s USB to external for PCI and Universal PCI PCMCIA Adapter (PCD-X/U132-E). interfaces. Access broadband Internet, email and corporate networks with this Our PCMCIA Card Adapters allow unit using many common desktop PCs to access the broadband wireless Internet technology used in laptop, notebook PCMCIA (32-bit CardBus) cards. and handheld computers. This enables easy data sharing between Quatech’s USB to PCMCIA Adapter portable and desktop systems via enables desktop and laptop PCs to memory cards, hard disk cards and wirelessly access the Internet portable peripheral devices. anywhere using a broadband wireless Internet card and your USB port (Internet cards not included). Model Selection Guide: PCMCIA Card Drives The adapter allows the use of a wide number of high speed datacards on Model No. # PCMCIA slot(s) Interface Position Bit your laptop or PC, even if your laptop or PC does not have a PC PCD-X/U132-E 1 USB External 32-bit* Card slot. PCD-B/UPCI-E 1 Universal PCI Rear 16 & 32-bit No PCMCIA slot? No problem PCD-B/PCI-E 1 PCI Rear 16 & 32-bit The PCD-X/U132-E allows you to PCD2-X/PCI-E 2 PCI External 16-bit stay connected with secure, high- speed access. The USB to PCMCIA PCD2-F/PCI-E (beige) 2 PCI Front 16-bit Adapter is designed to fit Type I and B-PCD2-F/PCI-E (black) 2 PCI Front 16-bit Type II PC Card sizes. It supports 32-bit CardBus cards. *only unit supporting 3G wireless modem cards 5675 Hudson Industrial Parkway * Hudson, OH 44236 Rev. A 6/2006 1.800.553.1170 * +1 330.655.9000 * www.quatech.com USB TO PCMCIA ADAPTER PCD-X/U132-E SUPPORTED CARD LIST SPECIFICATIONS Bus Interface: USB Card Sold By OS Support: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server "PC5220" CDMA Cingular, USA Verizon, USA Sockets: One PCMCIA slot operating at +3.3V "PC5740" CDMA Verizon, USA*2 Mount Location: External USB Adapter CardBus Huawei E600 wCDMA Vodafone, Hungary Supported Card Types: Type II 32-bit CardBus cards (including T-Mobile, Hungary extended wireless cards with antennas) Pannon, Hungary Etisalat, Middle East Operating Environment: Operating : -10°C to +45°C Huawei E618 CDMA Vodafone, Australia Storage : -40 to +80°C Vodafone, New Zealand Power measurements: Compliant with USB Huawei E620 Optimus, Madeira specification (requires below 500mAmps) HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/ GPRS/GSM MTBF: Estimated MTBF for all our card readers is 100K hours under normal operating Kyocera Wireless Passport Verizon, USA*2 conditions. KPC650 CDMA EVDO Over Current Protection: Power supply over- Maxcard "Maxcard+" CDMA Telstra, Australia Maxon, Korea current protection is built into all our range of PCMCIA card readers and provides Novatel Wireless S620 CDMA Sprint, USA protection to the PC and card reader from faulty PCMCIA cards being inserted in the Novatel Wireless V620 CDMA Verizon, USA card reader. Novatel Wireless U730 Cingular Wireless, USA Data Transfer Rates: Actual data rates will vary HSDPA/EDGE according to the system, resources, quality of data connection and operator provided Novatel Wireless U740 Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa software. HSDPA/UMTS (PTC) - BlueConnect, Poland Weight: 4.938 oz, excluding USB cable Novatel Wireless U870 HSDPA/UMTS Dimensions: 5.511” (w) x 3.346” (h) x 1.062” (d) Option wireless Globetrotter One, Australia 3G and Fusion card models*1 Elisa, Finland Hardware Requirements: The PCD-X/U132-E will run with UMTS/GPRS/EDGE/WiFi KPN, The Netherlands any true "IBM compatible" Pentium PC or Mobitel, Slovenia higher with a USB 2 compatible (USB2 or Optus (Singtel), Australia USB1.1) USB port Orange, UK Orange, France PTK Centertel, Poland Smartfone-Vodafone, Hong Kong Swisscom Mobile, Switzerland T-Mobile Vodacom, South Africa Vodafone, UK Vodafone, Germany Sierra Wireless Aircard 580 ACS, USA CDMA EVDO Fiberlink, USA iPass, USA MobilNet, Venezuela SK Earthlink, USA ORDERING INFORMATION Sprint, USA PCD-X/U132-E: 1 port, External USB to PCMCIA Adapter Telecom, New Zealand Telefonica, Guetemala Telstra, Australia Telus, Canada 5675 Hudson Industrial Parkway * Hudson, OH 44236 Rev. A 6/2006 1.800.553.1170 * +1 330.655.9000 * www.quatech.com.
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