How The Adapter Works - Atlantis Land A02-UP-W108 User Manual

1.3 How the Adapter works

Ad-hoc Mode: An Ad-hoc network is a local area network or other small network,
especially one with wireless or temporary plug-in connections, in which some of
the network devices are part of the network only for the duration of a
communications session. Users in the network can share files, print to a shared
printer, and access the Internet with a shared modem. In this kind of network, new
devices can be quickly added; however, users can only communicate with other
wireless LAN computers that are in this wireless LAN workgroup, and are within
range.
Infrastructure Networking Mode: The difference between Infrastructure network
and Ad-hoc network is that the former one includes an Access Point. In an
Infrastructure network, the Access Point can manage the bandwidth to maximize
bandwidth utilization. Additionally, the Access Point enables users on a wireless
LAN to access an existing wired network, allowing wireless users to take
advantage of the wired networks resources, such as Internet, email, file transfer,
and printer sharing. The scale and range of the Infrastructure networking are larger
and wider than that of the Ad-hoc networking.
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