Modes, Ad-hoc mode, Infrastructure mode – Allied Telesis AT-WA1004G User Manual

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About Wireless LANs

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Modes

Wireless LANs can work in either of two (2) modes:

❑ Ad-hoc

❑ Infrastructure

Ad-hoc Mode

Ad-hoc mode does not require an Access Point or a wired (Ethernet)
LAN. Wireless Stations (for example, notebook PCs with wireless cards)
communicate directly with each other.

Infrastructure

Mode

In Infrastructure Mode, one or more Access Points are used to connect
Wireless Stations (for example, Notebook PCs with wireless cards) to a
wired (Ethernet) LAN. The Wireless Stations can then access all LAN
resources.

Note

Access Points can only function in “Infrastructure” mode, and can
communicate only with Wireless Stations which are set to
“Infrastructure” mode.