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Product category: Wireless Communications
News Release from: Lantronix | Subject: WiPort b/g
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 4 April 2006

RoHS-compliant device server goes Wi-Fi

The WiPort enables designers and OEMs to quickly and easily build secure wireless capabilities into virtually any electronic device with a serial or Ethernet port

Lantronix has added IEEE802.11b/g wireless capabilities to its popular WiPort embedded 802.11 networking module. This new WiPort is the first embedded RoHS-compliant device server to provide serial-to-wireless or Ethernet-to-wireless 802.11b/g capabilities in a compact, highly integrated hardware and software module.

The WiPort enables designers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to quickly and easily build secure wireless capabilities into virtually any electronic device with a serial or Ethernet port.

'Since our original WiPort was announced in 2004, wireless 802.11b/g infrastructure deployment has continued to grow, driven by broad adoption in both home and business environments', said Marc Nussbaum, CEO of Lantronix.

'Emerging trends, such as metropolitan 802.11 deployments, benefit device OEMs with more ubiquitous 802.11 infrastructure availability for their WiPort-enabled products and services'.

The WiPort b/g includes a robust, real time operating system, a full-featured network protocol stack, and a proven, ready-to-use serial-to-wireless application.

The product also includes a built-in web server for remote device communication and a web manager for configuration via a standard browser.

Pin compatible with the current Lantronix WiPort 802.11b module, the new WiPort includes an 802.11b/g radio chipset and a dedicated communications processor that permits the host device's microprocessor to focus on device computing tasks.

'Wireless adoption among OEMs is expanding rapidly as they realise the economic benefits of quick integration and the ability to leverage the increasingly cost-effective and pervasive 802.11 world', said Glen Allmendinger, President of Harbor Research.

'The key for so many OEMs will increasingly become security and simplicity'.

Adoption is occurring in a variety of markets including security, auto telematics, medical, industrial/building automation, metering/monitoring, retail and vending.

The 802.11g specification is the established standard for wireless local area networks (WLANs) and offers additional benefits over legacy 802.11b for embedded applications.

Connecting over 802.11g offers higher connection rates than 802.11b, allowing for superior data throughput performance.

Additionally, for organisations with existing 802.11g infrastructures, deployment of the WiPort's 'g' radio ensures no degradation in performance of the rest of the infrastructure network.

The WiPort b/g is also backwards compatible with 802.11b access points, ensuring its interoperability with legacy 802.11b networks.

The new WiPort is being certified by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allowing OEMs to leverage Lantronix licence grant and bypass 802.11 regulatory testing, which can accelerate time to market and reduce development and testing costs.

In addition, it will come prescreened for European radio compliance.

WiPort also includes WPA encryption for heightened security and supports 256bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for secure end-to-end data transfer.

WiPort also features additional hardware interfaces for SPI, CAN and I2C.

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