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network basics
About Wireless Networking
Your Microsoft
®
Broadband Networking Xbox
®
Wireless Adapter communicates by
radio transmission. Radio waves travel in all directions, and can be transmitted
through walls and fl oors. This chapter on wireless connections explains wireless
network types and provides important information about wireless performance
and security.
Types of Wireless Networks
There are two types of wireless networks: infrastructure and ad hoc.
In an infrastructure network, a wireless adapter connects to a wireless network
through a central wireless access point, gateway, or router, such as a Microsoft
Wireless Base Station. This type of network is often used when a broadband
Internet connection will be shared among computers and devices. In an
infrastructure network, for example, a computer on the network can access
email while an Xbox console accesses the Xbox Live™ online game service. The
following illustration shows an example of an infrastructure network.
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Active Internet connection
Broadband modem
Wireless router
Computer Xbox console