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Chapter 3 Configuration
Your 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card operates in one of two types of net-
works, specified in the Network Type field of the Configuration tab:
Peer-to-Peer and Access Point. Clicking the down arrow at the right of
this field displays the available types.
Peer-to-Peer Mode
Peer-to-Peer IEEE 802.11 defines two modes to handle two separate
needs. The first, called AdHoc (or IBSS) mode, is used when two or
more wirelessly enabled PCs exchange data directly, without an Access
Point. The PCs can establish a peer-to-peer network in which they are
the only members and over which they can exchange data. To
exchange data, each computer participating in the AdHoc network must
specify the same Network Name in this tab.
Peer-to-Peer networks operate on a single communications channel.
You specify the channel on which your adapter communicates in an
IBSS network either in this tab or through either the Bands tab or the
IBSS tab.
IBSS operation is incompatible with the 802.11d standard. If you use
802.11d operation, disable 802.11d support in the Domain tab.
Access Point Mode
The second mode defined by the IEEE 802.11 standard is called
Infrastructure mode. This mode is the primary application for wireless
network operation. In this mode, data on the wireless network is direct-
ed to an Access Point, which routes the data to the appropriate wireless
station. The Access Point can also be configured to allow data to be
bridged from the wireless network to wired networks.
To participate in a wireless network in Infrastructure mode, every station
and Access Point must specify the same Network Name. In
Infrastructure mode, all available channels are scanned for traffic. As a
result, there is no need to specify a channel.
Setting Up Encryption (Encryption Tab)
The Encryption tab lets you enable encryption and specify encryption
keys.
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