deXlan 11Mbps Network Card User Manual


 
Chapter 2: Network Configuration and
Planning
Network Topology
Wireless LAN Basic
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An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one WLAN adapter,
connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be
configured to share the same radio channel.(Fig 2-1)
Fig 2-1 Ad-Hoc Wireless LAN
Notebook with PCMCIA WLAN Card
Notebook with PCMCIA WLAN Card
Desktop with USB WLAN Adapter
The WLANs supports legacy Ethernet LAN network configuration options as defined by the
IEEE 802.11b standards committee.
The WLAN Card can be configured as:
Ad-Hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs.
Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.
LAN-Interconnection for point-to-point link as campus backbone.