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Fig. 2 - Infrastructure Wireless LAN Configuration
The W3301F provides access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wireless and
wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of WN3301F PC users and an Access
Point compose a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each WN3301F PC in a BSS can talk to any computer
in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point.
An Infrastructure configuration extends the accessibility of a WN3301F equipped PC to a wired LAN,
and doubles the effective wireless transmission range for 2 WN3301F PCs. Since the Access Point
is able to forward data within its BSS, the effective transmission range in an infrastructure LAN is
doubled.
Fig. 3 - The effective Transmission Range
The use of a unique ID in a BSS is essential. All WN3301F equipped PCs configured without
roaming options in an independent BSS must be configured with a BSS ID corresponding to the
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