Atlantis NetFly UP3 WN, Manual

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1.1 How the Adapter works
Ad-hoc Mode: An Ad-hoc network is a local area network or other small network,
especially one with wireless or temporary plug-in connections, in which some of the
network devices are part of the network only for the duration of a communications
session. Users in the network can share files, print to a shared printer, and access the
Internet with a shared modem. In this kind of network, new devices can be quickly
added; however, users can only communicate with other wireless LAN computers that
are in this wireless LAN workgroup, and are within range.
Infrastructure Networking Mode: The difference between Infrastructure network
and Ad-hoc network is that the former one includes an Access Point. In an
Infrastructure network, the Access Point can manage the bandwidth to maximize