HP Deskjet 5850 Color Inkjet Printer - Manual (Page 71)

mixed wired and wireless networks
Wireless devices often exist on a largely wired network.
In this case a WAP is connected to the main network by an Ethernet cable plugged
into the WAP's WAN port. The WAP acts as the go-between for the wired devices and
the wireless devices. The wired devices communicate with the WAP over the Ethernet
cable, while the wireless devices communicate with the WAP over radio waves.
For example, a mixed wired and wireless network may consist of the following:
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Several desktop computers
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A WAP connected to an Ethernet network
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A printer connected wirelessly to the WAP
In order to use the printer, a desktop PC sends a print job over the Ethernet cable to