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PLA5236 User’s Guide
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Wire le ss LAN
7.1 O ve rvie w
This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your PLA. See the appendices for
more detailed information about wireless networks.
The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.
Fig ure 17
Example of a Wireless Network
The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network, devices
A
and
B
are called
wireless clients. The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to interact with other devices (such as the
printer) or with the Internet. Your PLA is the AP.
7.1.1 Po we rline Exte nde d Wire le ss LAN
The PLA is a wireless Powerline Extender (PE) that allows you to extend your original wireless network,
connected to a compatible Powerline Adapter (PA) over a power cable. This is the key for items in
Figure 18 on page 33 :
• PE = Powerline Extender (= PLA here)
• PEN = PE wireless Network