Introduction; Section 1 Introduction; 802.11B Operating Modes - Axis 5900 User Manual

AXIS 5900 User's Manual
Section 1

802.11b Operating Modes

ad hoc
(default)
Infrastructure mode
Note:

Introduction

The AXIS 5900 is a print server that can be used for either
wireless or wired printing and can be installed either wirelessly
or using an Ethernet interface.
The AXIS 5900 print server communicates either in ad-hoc
mode, where the workstation/laptop communicates directly with
the print server or infrastructure mode, where there is an 802.11
access point acting as a bridge between the workstation/laptop
and the print server.
In Macintosh environments the ad hoc mode is refer to as computer to computer
mode and the infrastructure mode is refered to as Airport network

Section 1 Introduction

Allows workstations
and laptops to
communicate directly
over the WLAN.
Allows workstations
and laptops to
communicate over
the WLAN and the
LAN through an
access point.
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