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again, the AP will establish a connection with AC 1 acting as the primary AC and disconnect from AC

2.

Dual work mode

Figure 8 Dual work mode

Dual work mode indicates that an AC can provide both master and subordinate connections. An AC will
act as the master for some APs and act as the subordinate for some other APs. In this scenario, AC 1 acts

as the master for AP 1 and subordinate for AP 2. Similarly, AC 2 acts as the master for AP 2 and

subordinate for AP 1.

WLAN topologies

WLAN topologies include:

Single/Multi BSS

Single/Multi-ESS

VLAN-based WLAN

Centralized WLAN

Single/Multi BSS

The coverage of an AP is a basic service set (BSS). Each BSS is identified by a Basic Service Set Identifier

(BSSID). The most basic WLAN network can be established with only one BSS. All wireless clients
associate with the same BSS. If these clients have the same authorization, they can communicate with

each other.

Figure 9

shows a single-BSS WLAN.