Modes Of Operation Of Wireless Lans And Access Points; What Can Your Lancom Do - Lancom L-54g Wireless Manual

LANCOM L-54g Wireless - LANCOM L-54ag Wireless - LANCOM L-54 dual Wireless
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1.1

Modes of operation of wireless LANs and access points

Wireless LAN technology and access points in wireless LANs are used in the
following modes of operation:
1.2

What can your LANCOM do?

The following table shows the properties and functions of your device:
Applications
Expansion of the LAN through WLAN (infrastructure mode)
WLAN via point-to-point and relais mode (2 WLAN modules)
Internet Access
IP router with Stateful Inspection Firewall
DHCP and DNS server (for LAN and WLAN)
N:N mapping for routing networks with the same IP-address ranges over
VPN
Policy-based routing
Backup solutions and load balancing with VRRP
PPPoE Server
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Simple, direct connection between terminal devices with an access point
(ad-hoc mode)
Extensive wireless LANs, possibly connected to a LAN, with one or more
access points (infrastructure network)
Establishing access to the Internet
Connecting two LANs over a wireless link (point-to-point mode)
Connecting devices with an Ethernet interface via an access point (client
mode)
Extending an existing Ethernet network with a wireless LAN (bridge mode)
Relay function for connecting networks via multiple access points
WDS (Wireless Distribution Systems)
Central administration using a LANCOM WLAN Controller
LANCOM LANCOM
L-54g L-54ag
Wireless Wireless
✔ ✔
✔ ✔
✔ ✔
✔ ✔
✔ ✔
✔ ✔
✔ ✔
✔ ✔
LANCOM
L-54 dual
Wireless
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
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