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User Manual for the Wireless LAN Card
1.6 Two Basic Operating Modes
This card can be operated in the following two basic modes:
1. Infrastructure
Mode:
An 802.11 networking framework in which devices and computers
communicate with each other by first going through an Access Point (AP). For example,
this mode is used when computers in a house connect to an AP that is attached to a router
that lets multiple computers share a single Cable or DSL broadband Internet connection.
2. Ad Hoc Mode: An 802.11 networking framework in which devices or computers
communicate directly with each other, without the use of an AP. For example, Ad Hoc
Mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with file and print sharing
enabled and you want to exchange files directly between them.
Both of these configuration options are available with this card and are instructed in this user
manual.
1.7 Location and Range
Computers can connect over wireless networks indoors at a range that vary significantly based
on the physical location of the computer with this card. For best results, avoid potential sources
of interference, such as: large metal surfaces, microwaves ovens or 2.4GHz cordless phones. In
general, wireless devices can communicate through walls. However, if the walls are constructed
with concrete, or have metal, or metal mesh, the effective range will decrease between the
devices.
