Wireless Configuration And Roaming; Wireless Lan Overview; Ibss; Bss - ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR G-3000 User Manual

Wireless Configuration and
This chapter discusses how to configure Wireless and Roaming screens on the ZyAIR.

5.1 Wireless LAN Overview

This section introduces the wireless LAN (WLAN) and some basic scenarios.

5.1.1 IBSS

An Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS), also called an Ad-hoc network, is the simplest
WLAN configuration. An IBSS is defined as two or more computers with wireless adapters
within range of each other that from an independent (wireless) network without the need of an
access point (AP).

Figure 17 IBSS (Ad-hoc) Wireless LAN

5.1.2 BSS

A Basic Service Set (BSS) exists when all communications between wireless stations or
between a wireless station and a wired network client go through one access point (AP).
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