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Chapter 2 Network Configuration and Planning
The GL2411V1-A supports legacy Ethernet LAN network configuration options as defined by the
IEEE 802 standards committee.
The GL2411V1-A can be configured as:
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Ad-Hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs
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Infrastructure for enterprise LANs
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LAN-Interconnection for point-to-point link as a campus backbone
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Fig. 1 - Ad-Hoc Wireless LAN
An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one GL2411V1-A PC Card,
connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be
configured to share the same radio channel.
Ad-Hoc wireless LAN configurations are appropriate for branch level departments or SOHO
operations