Chapter 1 Getting Started; Overview; What You Need To Know; Before You Begin - ZyXEL Communications NWD2105 User Manual

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H A P T E R

The ZyXEL NWD2105 Wireless N- lit e USB Adapt er brings you a bet t er I nt ernet

experience over exist ing I EEE 802.11 b/ g/ n net w orks. Wit h dat a rat es of up t o

150 Mbps, you can enj oy a breat ht aking high- speed connect ion at hom e or in t he

office. I t is an excellent solut ion for daily act ivit ies such as file t ransfers, m usic

downloading, video st ream ing and online gam ing.

The following t erm s and concept s m ay help as you read t hrough t his sect ion, and

subsequent ly as you read t hrough t he rest of t he User 's Guide.

Access Point

An Access Point ( AP) is a net w ork device t hat act s as a bridge bet ween a wired

and a wireless net w ork. Out side of t he hom e or office, APs can m ost oft en be

found in coffee shops, bookst ores and ot her businesses t hat offer wireless

I nt ernet connect ivit y t o t heir cust om ers.

Infrastructure

An infrast ruct ure net work is one t hat seam lessly com bines bot h wireless and

wired com ponent s. One or m ore APs oft en serve as t he bridge bet ween wireless

and wired LANs.

Ad-Hoc

An Ad- Hoc wireless LAN is a self- cont ained group of com put er s connect ed

wirelessly and which is independent of any ot her net w orks and Access Point s.

Read t he Quick St art Guide for inform at ion on m aking hardware connect ions and

using t he ZyXEL ut ilit y t o connect your NWD2105 t o a net work.

NWD2105 User's Guide

Getting Started

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