D-Link WMP-G04, Manual

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9
Getting Started
Access Point – using an Access Point, such as the
DWL-900AP.
Peer-to-Peer – directly connecting to another computer, for
peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters
on each computer, such as two or more WMP-G04 wireless
network Mini PCI card.
On the following pages we will show you an example of an Infrastructure
Network and an Ad Hoc Network .
An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or Router. To utilize the
full features of the WMP-G04 you will need to include a radius server in your
network. The
Infrastructure Network example shown on the following page
contains the following D-Link network devices (your existing network may be
comprised of other devices):
A wireless Access Point - D-Link Air Plus 900AP
A laptop computer with a wireless adapter -
D-Link Air PlusXtreme G DWL-G650
A desktop computer with a wireless adapter -
D-Link Air Plus DWL-520
(802.11b devices have speeds up to 11Mbps)
A Cable modem - D-Link DCM-200
There are basically two modes of networking:
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