WAB-3001/WAB-3002 11b/g Wireless Outdoor Client Bridge/AP
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a) Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departmental or SOHO LANs.
b) Infrastructure
for
enterprise
LANs.
a) Ad-hoc
Mode
(Bridge)
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers
equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they
are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to-
peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and
does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive
way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network. The image below depicts
a network in ad-hoc mode.
b) Infrastructure Mode (AP Client)
The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point (AP). In this mode, all
wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t
matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-
alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a
repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations. The
image below depicts a network in infrastructure mode.
