Operation Manual

Establishing a WLAN Connection
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Connection Status The colors of the connection icons in the FRITZ!WLAN user
interface and the FRITZ!WLAN program icon in the notifica-
tion area of the task bar show the current condition of the
connection:
4.2 Establishing a WLAN Connection
With FRITZ!WLAN you can establish WLAN connections to
WLAN remote sites (access points), which can provide ac-
cess to DSL, to printers, to mobile telephones, PDAs, and
even to other WLAN clients. Direct connections are also
possible to other FRITZ!WLAN USB Sticks.
No matter which device you want to connect to, connect-
ing with FRITZ!WLAN is always based on the principle:
search, find, and connect.
There are two basic types of WLAN connections:
Infrastructure
Network
When WLAN users connect with a WLAN access point like
the FRITZ!Box WLAN, they establish what is called an infra-
structure network. In this network the WLAN access point
manages bandwidth so that each device receives the opti-
mum amount. The access point can be used to establish
connections to a cable-connected network or the Internet.
In the device lists in the control software, this type of con-
nection is designated by the infrastructure icon.
Ad-hoc Network When WLAN users connect directly with each other with-
out using an access point, they have established an ad-
hoc network. This kind of direct connection is practical
when WLAN users in the immediate vicinity want to
Icon Meaning
and
WLAN connection active
WLAN connection is being es-
tablished or the ad-hoc net-
work you offered is ready to
connect
and
No WLAN connection