User guide

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BreezeNET DS.11b User’s Guide
Manual Version 1.0
Introduction
This chapter will describe how to configure the BreezeNET network for:
! Peer-to-Peer workgroups, and
! Infrastructure networks
Peer-to-Peer Workgroups
A Peer-to-Peer workgroup consists of several wireless stations communicating
directly with each other without bridging data via the Base Station.
To set up a Peer-to-Peer workgroup operating with the standard protocols, do
the following:
! Set all stations to connect to a Peer-to-Peer workgroup.
! Set all stations to use the same Network Name.
! Set all stations to use an identical encryption key.
Figure 4-9: Peer-to-Peer workgroup
Infrastructure Networks
The number of network configurations that you could create using Base
Stations and BreezeNET products is unlimited. Therefore, we have divided the
rest of this chapter into three sections that should help you get your network
up and running.
! The instructions for Configuring Infrastructure Networks will work fine in
most networking environments.
! More advanced configurations settings are described in Advanced
Network Configurations on page 8-1.
" Advanced Parameters on page 8-2 may help you with tailoring the
Base Station configuration to meet your networking requirements.
" Configuring Large Networks on page 8-16 provides a procedure
to manage Base Station devices more efficiently.