User's Manual

7 User Manual for the Wireless Pocket USB
1.6 Two Basic Operating Modes
The Pocket USB can operate in the following two basic modes:
1. Infrastructure Mode: An 802.11 networking framework in which devices and computers
communicate with each other by first going through an access point (AP). For example, this
mode is used when computers in a house connect to an Access Point that is attached to a
router that lets multiple computers share a single Cable or DSL broadband Internet
connection.
2. Ad Hoc Mode: An 802.11 networking framework in which devices or computers
communicate directly with each other, without the use of an AP. For example, Ad Hoc
Mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with file and print sharing
enabled and you want to exchange files directly between them.
Both of these configuration options are available with the Wireless Pocket USB and are
instructed in this user manual.
1.7 Location and Range
Computers can connect over wireless networks indoors at a range that vary significantly based
on the physical location of the computer with the Pocket USB. For best results, avoid potential
sources of interference, such as: large metal surfaces, microwaves ovens or 2.4GHz Cordless
phones. In general, wireless devices can communicate through walls. However, if the walls are
constructed with concrete, or have metal, or metal mesh, the effective range will decrease
between the devices.