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Chapter 2 Network Configuration and Planning
The GL242204-0T supports legacy Ethernet LAN network configuration options as defined by the
IEEE 802 standards committee.
The GL242204-0T can be configured as:
§ Ad-Hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs
§ Infrastructure for enterprise LANs
§ LAN-Interconnection for point-to-point link as a campus backbone
2-1 NETWORK TOPOLOGY
Desktop PC
with
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card
Desktop PC
with
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card
Notebook
with
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card
Notebook
with
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card
Ad Hoc
Wireless LAN
Fig. 1 - Ad-Hoc Wireless LAN
An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one GL242204-0T,
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 Access Point appropriate for branch level departments or
SOHO operations