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ZoomAir USB Client Installation Guide & Reference Manual
More complicated wireless networks, typically called
“
infrastructure networks
,” usually have an “
Access Point
” or
“
Gateway
” to manage the connections between computers in the
wireless network and other elements of the network.
In an infrastructure network, a wireless Gateway or Access Point
increases the range of the network and connects the wireless
network to a wired network.
IN F R AS T R U C TU R E N E TW O R K
P C w ith W ired C on nections
(( ))
P C w ith W ireless Adap ter
(( ))
Laptop w ith PC C ard
IN T ER N ET
M o dem
(( ))
Access P oint
or G atew ay
