Chapter 3: Getting To Know The Wireless Pci Card; The Wireless Pci Card's Port And Leds - Linksys WMP11 ver. 2.7 User Manual

If the wireless network is relatively small and needs to share resources only
with the other computers on the wireless network, then the ad-hoc mode can
be used. (See Figure 2-2.) Ad-hoc mode allows computers equipped with wire-
less transmitters and receivers to communicate directly with each other, elimi-
nating the need for an access point. The drawback of this mode is that, in Ad-
Hoc mode, wireless-equipped computers are not able to communicate with
computers on a wired network. And, of course, communication between the
wireless-equipped computers is limited by the distance and interference direct-
ly between them.
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Instant Wireless
Figure 2-2
Series Wireless PCI Card
™
Chapter 3: Getting to Know the
Wireless PCI Card

The Wireless PCI Card's Port and LEDs

Port
Antenna
LED Indicators
Power
Link
Figure 3-1
The Antenna port is where you will connect the Card's exter-
nal antenna.
Green. The Power LED lights up when the Card is powered
on.
Green. The Link LED blinks when the Card is functioning in
ad-hoc mode. It is solidly lit when the Card is functioning in
infrastructure mode.
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