Wireless Modes - D-Link DIR-400 User Manual

Appendix A - Wireless Basics
Security
Don't let your next-door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network. Secure your wireless network by
turning on the WPA or WEP security feature on the router. Refer to the product manual for detailed information on how
to set it up.
There are basically two modes of networking:
• Infrastructure – All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router.
• Ad-Hoc – This is directly connecting to another computer for peer-to-peer communication by using
wireless network adapters on each computer, such as two or more WNA-330 wireless network Cardbus
adapters.
An Infrastructure network contains an access point or wireless router. All the wireless devices(clients) will connect to
the wireless router or access point.
An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless CardBus adapters. All the adapters must be in
Ad-Hoc mode to communicate.
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