Specifications

Network Topologies
RoamAbout Access Point 3000 Configuration Guide 2-3
Infrastructure Wireless LAN
TheaccesspointalsoprovidesaccesstoawiredLANforwirelessworkstations.Anintegrated
wired/wirelessLANiscalledaninfrastructureconfiguration.ABasicServiceSet(BSS)consistsof
agroupofwirelessPCusers,andanaccesspointthatisdirectlyconnectedtothewiredLAN.
EachwirelessPCin
thisBSScantalktoanycomputerinitswirelessgroupviaaradiolink,or
accessothercomputersornetworkresourcesinthewiredLANinfrastructureviatheaccesspoint.
TheinfrastructureconfigurationnotonlyextendstheaccessibilityofwirelessPCstothewired
LAN,butalsoincreasestheeffective
wirelesstransmissionrangeforwirelessPCsbypassingtheir
signalthroughoneormoreaccesspoints.
Awirelessinfrastructurecanbeusedforaccesstoacentraldatabase,orforconnectionbetween
mobileworkers,asshowninFigure 2‐2.
Figure 2-2 Infrastructure Wireless LAN
File Server
Switch
Desktop PC
Access Point
Wired LAN Extension
to Wireless Adapters
Notebook with Wireless
PC Card Adapter
PC with Wireless
PCI Adapter
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