The IOGEAR Compact Wireless-N USB Adapter allows you to connect your laptop or desktop to any Wireless-N network in your home or office. This USB network adapter is the perfect solution for those users who want to upgrade older computers to the next generation of wireless technology. Using dual antennas, the IOGEAR Compact Wireless-N Network Adapter provides data rates up to 300Mbps and reduces Wi-Fi dead zones in your wireless environment. This new standard supplies sufficient bandwidth for faster file transfer, music downloads, video streaming, online gaming, and HD multimedia applications. IOGEAR Compact Wireless-N USB Adapter: " Add high-speed Internet access to any USB enabled computer " 1T2R multiple radio technology improves effective throughput " Plugs into your computer"s USB port " Compatible network standards: IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, and IEEE 802.11b " Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) simplifies secure and easy wireless configuration " WEP, TKZP, AES, WPA and WPA2 hardware encryption schemes " Supports ad-hoc and infrastructure modes " Supports USB 2.0 with up to 300Mbps transfer rate " Backward compatible to USB 1.1 and 1.2 " Compatible with Microsoft Windows, Mac or Linux OS