User's Manual

45D-Link DWA-525 User Manual
AppendixA-WirelessBasics
D-Link 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.StrictlyadheringtotheIEEEstandard,theD-Link
wirelessfamilyofproductswillallowyoutosecurelyaccessthedatayouwant,whenandwhereyouwantit.Youwillbeable
toenjoythefreedomthatwirelessnetworkingdelivers.
Awirelesslocalareanetwork(WLAN)isacellularcomputernetworkthattransmitsandreceivesdatawithradiosignalsinsteadof
wires.WirelessLANsareusedincreasinglyinbothhomeandoceenvironments,andpublicareassuchasairports,coeeshops
anduniversities.InnovativewaystoutilizeWLANtechnologyarehelpingpeopletoworkandcommunicatemoreeciently.
Increased mobility and the absence of cabling and other xed infrastructure have proven to be benecial for many users.
Wireless users can use the same applications they use on a wired network. Wireless adapter cards used on laptop and desktop
systems support the same protocols as Ethernet adapter cards.
Undermanycircumstances,itmaybedesirableformobilenetworkdevicestolinktoaconventionalEthernetLANinorderto
useservers,printersoranInternetconnectionsuppliedthroughthewiredLAN.AWirelessRouterisadeviceusedtoprovide
this link.
Wireless Basics