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2.5 Device Configuration
Configuration of the 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter can be done through the Network
Control Panel (NCP) in adapter properties. You can set the Wireless Network Adapter to work in
one of two modes, either infrastructure mode (Which leverages an AP) or ad hoc mode (which
consists of a group of stations participating in the WLAN).
In infrastructure mode, the Wireless LAN Network Adapter participates in a basic service set (BSS)
as a station, and communicates with the other stations through an AP, as illustrated in Figure 1.
In ad hoc mode, a Wireless LAN Network Adapter works within an independent basic service set
(IBSS), as illustrated in Figure 2. All stations communicate directly with other stations without an
AP.