User's Manual

T-311 11Mb High Gain Smart Ethernet Client User’s Guide
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Figure 3 – Site Survey
Network to Access
T-311 can operate with or without access point and have two corresponding modes. One
is the infrastructure mode and the other is ad hoc mode, also called peer-to-peer mode.
Infrastructure mode uses access points to allow wireless computers to send and receive
information. Wireless computers transmit to the access point that receives the information and
rebroadcasts it to other computers. The access point can also connect to a wired network onto
the Internet. Multiple access points can work together to provide coverage over a wide area.
Ad-hoc mode works without access points and allows wireless computers to send
information directly to other wireless computers. You can use ad-hoc mode to network
computers in a home or small office that contains fewer computers.
To connect a wireless network with a different mode, make sure to select the
mode correctly before scanning and connecting. For example, now you are in an
infrastructure network, when you want to connect an ad-hoc network, select the
Computer-to-Computer (ad-hoc) Network Only before doing anything else.
Data Encryption (WEP)
Overview
Wired equivalent privacy encryption (WEP) provides protect for your data on the network.
WEP uses an encryption key to encrypt data before transmitting it. Only computers using the