AzureWave AW-NA830, User Manual

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Module connects to another wireless device within its validating 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.
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Infrastructure mode
The biggest difference in between infrastructure mode and ad-hoc mode is that it includes an
access point. In infrastructure mode, ana 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 manages the bandwidth to
maximize utilization. Infrastructure networking has
the following advantages over ad-hoc networking:
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Range Extension
Each wireless LAN enabled computer within the
range of the access point can communicate with
other wireless LAN enabled computers within
the valide range of signal from the access point
Roaming
A wireless LAN enabled computer can physically move from the operating range of one
access point to another without losing connection to the LAN. A quick association
“hand-shake” is made between the new access point and the wireless device as the
computer traverses from the coverage of one access point to another. The access point
enable a wireless LAN computer to move through a building and still be connected to the
LAN.
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Wired to wireless LAN connectivity
Access point establishes the bridge between wireless LAN and other wired counterparts.