User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- Product Overview
- Installation
- Configuration
- Web-based Configuration Utility
- Internet Connection Setup Wizard (3G Mode)
- Manual Configuration (3G Mode)
- Internet Connection Setup Wizard (WAN Mode)
- Manual Configuration (WAN Mode)
- Wireless Settings
- Network Settings
- Virtual Server
- Port Forwarding
- Application Rules
- QoS Engine
- Network Filters
- Website Filters
- Firewall Settings
- Advanced Wireless Settings
- Wi-Fi Protected Setup
- Advanced Network Settings
- Administrator Settings
- Time Settings
- E-mail Settings
- System Settings
- Update Firmware
- DDNS
- System Check
- Schedules
- Device Information
- Logs
- Statistics
- Internet Sessions
- Wireless
- Support
- Web-based Configuration Utility
- Wireless Security
- Connect to a Wireless Network
- Troubleshooting
- Wireless Basics
- Networking Basics
96D-Link DIR-412 User Manual
Appendix A - Wireless Basics
Security
Don’t let you next-door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network. Secure your wireless network
by turning on the WPA or WEP security feature on the router. Refer to the product manual for detailed
information on how to set this up.
There are basically two modes of networking:
• Infrastructure – All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router.
• Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless
network adapters on each computer, such as two or more DIR-412 wireless network Cardbus adapters.
An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless devices, or clients, will connect
to the wireless router or access point.
An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless cardbus adapters. All the adapters must be in
Ad-Hoc mode to communicate.
Wireless Modes