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PRO 11 SERIES WIRELESS ETHERNET
1.4.4 S
INGLE
-P
ORT
S
TATION
A
DAPTERS
The Single-Port Station Adapter is connected to a station’s network card. When the
station sends a message, the Single-Port Station Adapter wirelessly forwards it to the
Access Point. And when the Access Point receives a message destined for the
station, it wirelessly forwards the message to the Single-Port Station Adapter.
The first time the station sends a message, the station’s address is registered in the
Access Point. The Access Point keeps only the first address for each Single-Port
Station Adapter, so the Single-Port Station Adapter will not work properly if
connected to more than one station.
1.4.5 F
OUR
-P
ORT
S
TATION
A
DAPTER
The Four-Port Station Adapter has four connectors for up to four stations, and
features operation identical to that of the Single-Port Station Adapter. As each
station connected to the Four-Port Station Adapter sends its first message, each
address is registered in the Access Point. The Access Point only keeps up to four
addresses for each Four-Port Station Adapter (1 address per port), so the Four-Port
Station Adapter will not work properly if connected to more than four stations.
1.4.6 E
THERNET
W
ORKGROUP
B
RIDGE
The Ethernet Workgroup Bridge connects to a hub in a wired Ethernet LAN.
When a station on the Ethernet Workgroup Bridge’s LAN sends a message that is
not destined for a local station, the Ethernet Workgroup Bridge wirelessly forwards
the message to the Access Point. And when the Access Point receives a message
destined for a station on the Ethernet Workgroup Bridge’s LAN, the Access Point
wirelessly forwards it to the Ethernet Workgroup Bridge. In this way, the Ethernet
Workgroup Bridge and Access Point work together like a standard network bridge.
The first time each station on the Ethernet Workgroup Bridge’s LAN sends a
message, the station’s address is registered in the Ethernet Workgroup Bridge and
the Access Point. The Ethernet Workgroup Bridge and Access Point can hold all
the addresses necessary to support an entire LAN connected to an Ethernet
Workgroup Bridge.
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