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Wireless
■ Roaming: the access point enables a wireless LAN computer to move through a building and
still be connected to the LAN.
■ Wired to wireless LAN connectivity: the access point bridges the gap between wireless
LANs and their wired counterparts.
Planning a Wireless Network
Infrastructure or Adhoc mode
Use Adhoc mode if you wish to join several wireless clients to each other in a small area and you
do not need these devices to access your Internet connection or other “wired services”.
Remember if you include a Wireless Access Point (AP) in your network you must use
Infrastructure mode to work with it.
When connecting to an Adhoc network you must know the following parameters in order to
configure your Client Adapter correctly to join the Adhoc network;
■ Network Name (SSID)
■ Network Channel
■ Encryption type (none, 64bit WEP, 128bit WEP, WPA)
■ Encryption keys (only if encryption is enabled)
Example of Adhoc Networking
Client Adapter 1
Mode = Adhoc
SSID = “Hyperion”
Channel = 5
Client Adapter 2
Mode = Adhoc
SSID = “Hyperion”
Channel = 5
Client Adapter 3
Mode = Adhoc
SSID = “Hyperion”
Channel = 5
Use Infrastructure mode if you wish to join several wireless clients together over a wider area as
well as offer them access to “wired services” (such as a LAN with Network printers or Servers).
An Infrastructure requires the use of one or more Access Points (AP’s) to be installed.
NetComm Wireless Routers operate as Access Points and are a great way of sharing your
Internet connection wirelessly.
Note: Access Points can only operate in Infrastructure mode. Adhoc networks are often
temporarily setup between two or more Wireless clients to share files at a
conference etc.