User's Manual

WLAN USB Dongle User’s Guide
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2 Wireless LAN basics
Wireless LAN network defined by IEEE 802.11b standard committee could be
configured as:
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• Peer-to-Peer wireless LAN,
or
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• Access Point wireless LAN.
Peer-to-Peer network is a group of notebooks with wireless LAN USB Dongles,
called a BSS (Basic Service Set). These notebooks use their wireless LAN USB
Dongles to communicate with each other directly.
Figure 2-1 Peer-to- Peer
wireless network
The most obvious
differentiation between
Access Point wireless network and Peer-to-Peer wireless network is that the
notebooks in Access Point wireless network can make use of the resource in the
Internet through Access Point.
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STA 1
STA 2
Access Point
Internet
Figure 2-2 Access Point wireless network
To set up your notebook’s network as the type of “Peer-to-Peer” or “Access
Point” wireless network depends completely on your requirement. Generally, if your
network environment has an Access Point, it’s recommend that you set it as “Access
Point” mode to connect to the Internet.
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STA 2
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