Network Topology; Ad-Hoc Versus Infrastructure Mode - CNET CWP-854 User Manual

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2.1 Network Topology

A wireless local area network (WLAN) is exactly like a regular local area network (LAN), except
that each computer in the WLAN uses a wireless device to connect to the network. Computers in
a WLAN share the same frequency channel and SSID, which is an identification name for
wireless devices.

2.2 AD-Hoc versus Infrastructure Mode

Ad-Hoc
An wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one WLAN adapter,
connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN
must all be configured to share the same radio channel.
An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an
group of wireless nodes and an Access Point compose a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each wireless
node in a BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point.
Infrastructure
configuration. In this mode, a