Edimax Technology 802.11 b Network Card User Manual


 
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Authentication: Shows the authentication mode that access point or wireless device uses. If the
wireless access point does not require authentication, you’ll see ‘Unknown’ displayed
here.
Network Type: Shows the type of wireless connection. If it’s a wireless access point, ‘Infrastructure’
will be displayed here; if it’s a computer or network device, ‘AdHoc’ will be displayed
here.
Tips:
Wireless access point (Infrastructure) is a network device, which acts as a bridge, to let wired
and wireless network devices communicate with each other.
AdHoc is another connection type. A computer or network device can establish a direct
wireless link with other computer or network device directly, without the help of wireless
access point.