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134D-Link DIR-836L 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
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t Infrastructure – All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router.
t Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network
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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