Kvaser BlackBird Getting Started Guide
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Network operational modes
The Kvaser BlackBird is normally connected to a computer via an access point
(AP), this is referred to as infrastructure mode. The Kvaser BlackBird may also be
connected directly to a computer using either ad-hoc mode or the “Wireless Hosted
Network” feature of the computer.
Windows 8 no longer support ad-hoc mode, instead use the
replacement (introduced in Windows 7) called “Wireless Hosted
Network”. In this mode, you configure the Kvaser BlackBird in the
same way as for infrastructure mode.
4.1
Ad-hoc mode
Ad-hoc mode is not supported in Windows 8 and later. It’s successor, called
“Wireless hosted network” or “virualization”, is supported from windows 7. See
Chapter 4.3, Wireless hosted network, on Page 10 for more information.
In ad-hoc mode, you are connecting the Kvaser BlackBird directly to a computer.
Therefore, you must assign static IP addresses to the Kvaser BlackBird and to the
computer.
Figure 4: Ad-hoc mode.
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