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Wireless Basics
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wireless products are based on industry standards to provide
easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within
your home, business or public access wireless networks. D-Link
wireless products will allow you access to the data you want, when and
where you want it. You will be able to enjoy the freedom that wireless
networking brings.
A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a computer network that
transmits and receives data with radio signals instead of wires. WLANs
are used increasingly in both home and office environments, and
public areas such as airports, coffee shops and universities. Innovative
ways to utilize WLAN technology are helping people to work and
communicate more efficiently. Increased mobility and the absence of
cabling and other fixed infrastructure have proven to be beneficial for
many users.
People use WLAN technology for many different purposes:
Mobility - Productivity increases when people have access to data
in any location within the operating range of the WLAN. Management
decisions based on real-time information can significantly improve
worker efficiency.
Low Implementation Costs - WLANs are easy to set up, manage,
change and relocate. Networks that frequently change can benefit
from WLANs ease of implementation. WLANs can operate in locations
where installation of wiring may be impractical.
Installation and Network Expansion - Installing a WLAN system can
be fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls
and ceilings. Wireless technology allows the network to go where wires
cannot go - even outside the home or office.
Inexpensive Solution - Wireless network devices are as competitively
priced as conventional Ethernet network devices. The DWL-2200AP
saves money by providing multi-functionality, configurable in one of four
different modes.
Scalability - WLANs can be configured in a variety of ways to meet
the needs of specific applications and installations. Configurations
are easily changed and range from Peer-to-Peer networks suitable
for a small number of users to larger Infrastructure networks to
accommodate hundreds or thousands of users, depending on the
number of wireless devices deployed.