Infrastructure LAN Type:
Wireless Connection between a Computer and a Wired LAN
This type is recommended for configuring a network to connect to an existing
wired LAN, or to access the Internet or a printer via a wireless LAN.
The wireless LAN consists of stations and access points.
Stations:
These are computers and/or printers that are equipped with wireless
LAN devices (such as a Wavit11 unit or wireless LAN card).
Access points:
Access points are units used to connect wireless and wired
LANs.
Set the Wavit11’s mode according to how it will be used.
If using this as an access point: set the Access Point mode.
If using this as a station: set the Infrastructure mode.
Infrastructure LAN Type
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5.3
Wireless Bridge Type:
Wireless connection between two wired LANs
Build this network type to set up a wireless connection between two wired
LANs. A pair of Wavit11 units can be used to establish two-way communica-
tions between two separate LANs.
Wireless Bridge Type
5.4
Wavit11
User’s Manual
NOTE
:
(1) When connecting a Wavit11 unit to a printer, the printer must have a net-
work adapter installed or it must use a print server. (In the diagram
shown above, a laptop equipped with a wireless LAN card is able to use
the printer via an access point.)
(2) Up to 16 computers can be connected in the Infrastructure mode.
NOTE
:
(1) Communication from another station or access point to a Wavit11 unit
that has been set to wired LAN mode is not possible.
(2) Up to 16 computers can be connected to each wired LAN.
(3) Limited functionality and/or connection difficulties may occur in some
cases.
Station with
wireless LAN
card
Wavit11 station
Wavit11 access point
Router
Internet
Wireless LAN
Wired LAN
Wired LAN
Wired LAN
Router
Internet