User`s guide

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Welcome to the Aironet Wireless Client

The Aironet Wireless Client operates by associating to an Access Point

or Bridge to make a connection to remote end nodes. If two end nodes

are both Aironet Wireless Clients and they are within radio range of

each other, the units may be conﬁgured to send the radio packets

directly to each other without connecting to an intervening Access Point

or Bridge.

Serial Client

The Serial Client has a standard EIA-232-E port for use with a wide

range of devices that support standard serial input/output. Many serial

devices such as point-of-sale registers, weigh stations, and printers can-

not support wireless LAN cards, however they can be connected using a

Wireless Client serial connection. The Wireless Client’s Serial Port con-

nects directly to the device’s Serial Port. This allows the device to com-

municate with the infrastructure or another computer over a wireless

radio link. The Serial Client appears as a serial node in the infrastruc-

ture. It routes packets from the wired LAN to remote workstations, such

as PCs and handhelds, on the radio network.

The Serial Client can provide wireless data communication between:

n A Wired LAN and ﬁxed, portable, or mobile devices that each

contain a radio.

n A single client on a remote serial LAN and other nodes in a wired

LAN.

n A Single EIA-232-E serial device connected to a Wireless Client

Serial Port and another serial device or host computer connected to

another Wireless Client.

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