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Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual

This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC

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.

• Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.

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.