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1.3.1
Ad-Hoc mode
Ad-Hoc wireless networks bring together workstations and
computers to act as servers to all other users on the network
without complex infrastructure, setup or administration. Users
on the network can share files, printers. When in ad hoc mode,
the AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module connects to
another wireless device within its
effective
range and
communicates with each other in the same LAN workgroup.
Select this configuration when no access point is present in
your wireless network.
1.3.2
Infrastructure mode
The biggest difference between infrastructure mode and ad-hoc mode is that it includes an
access point. In infrastructure mode,
an
access point establishes the network that provides
wireless links in the validating range for clients to communicate with each other or with a wired
network to the internet. On an infrastructure network, the access point may manage the
bandwidth to maximize utilization. Infrastructure networking has the following advantages over
ad-hoc networking:
Range Extension
Each wireless LAN enabled computer within the range of the access point can communicate
with other wireless LAN enabled computers within the valid range of signal from the access
point.
Roaming
