User's Manual

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Chapter 2 Network Configuring and Planning
The U58H004 supports legacy Ethernet LAN network configuration options as defined by the IEEE 802.11
standards committee.
The U58H004 can be configured as:
. Ad-Hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs.
. Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.
. LAN-Interconnection for to point-to-point link as a campus backbone.
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Network Topology
Ad-Hoc Wireless LAN
Notebook with
T60L198/T60L244
Notebook with
T60L198/T60L244
Desktop PC with
T60L198/T60L244
Desktop PC with
T60L198/T60L244
Fig.1 Ad-Hoc Wireless LAN
An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers. Each equipped with on U58H004 adapter, 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.