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4.
Wireless LAN Basics
Wireless LAN network defined by IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard committee can be
configured in the following modes:
•
Ad Hoc (Point-to-point) wireless LAN.
•
Infrastructure wireless LAN.
Ad Hoc
Wireless Network
Infrastructure
Wireless Network
Ad Hoc
network is a group of PCs installed with wireless LAN cards, this group of PCs is
called a BSS (Basic Service Set). PCs in this group can use their wireless LAN cards to
communicate with each other, but cannot connect to the
Internet
.
The main difference between
Infrastructure
wireless networks and
Ad Hoc
wireless
networks is that the PCs in an
Infrastructure
wireless network can access the resource
in the Internet through an
Access Point
.
Depending on your application requirements, you can easily set up your PC’s network to
be an “
Ad Hoc
” or “
Infrastructure
” wireless network. Generally speaking, if your network
includes an
Access Point
, we recommend setting your network as an “
Infrastructure
”
network to allow connectivity to the
Interne
