User Guide

High-Speed Wireless PC/104Plus Adapter Version: 1.0
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This is the simplest network configuration with several computers
equipped with the PC/104Plus cards that form a wireless network
whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each
client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the
other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and
least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network. The
image below depicts a network in ad-hoc mode.
b) Infrastructure Mode
The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point (AP). In this
mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via
the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet
network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of
independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively
doubles the distance between wireless stations. The image below
depicts a network in infrastructure mode.