Planet Technology WAP-1963 - Manual (Page 25)

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Chapter 4 Application
This chapter describe the four operating mode of your WAP-1963. The four working modes of WAP-1963
are Access Point, Access Point Client Mode, Wireless Bridge mode and Multiple Bridge mode.
4.1 Access Point mode
With this mode, your Wireless network connection could act as following.
Any of your IEEE802.11b end nodes should found the nearest Access Point to communication with any
other Wireless end-nodes or the wired Ethernet network.
There are two things need to be check for your wireless end nodes, the services set ID (SSID) and the
Wired Equivalent Protocol (WEP), both parameters should the same with your Access Point.
4.2 Wireless Station mode
Infrastructure: Served as a wireless station (infrastructure). Connected to you PCs, it is able to access
the network via Access Point. WAP-1963 soon makes your connected PCs a wireless end node.
Ad-Hoc: Served as a wireless station (Ad-hoc). Connected to your PCs, this station adapter along with
other wireless stations can establish a small wireless network without Access Points.
Switch Switch
Access Point
mode
Station-
Infrastructure Station-
Ad-Hoc