Establishing A Wlan Connection - Fritz! WLAN USB Stick Installation, Configuration And Operation

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Establishing a WLAN Connection

Connection Status
The colors of the connection icons in the FRITZ!WLAN user in-
terface and the FRITZ!WLAN program icon in the notification
area of the task bar show the current condition of the con-
nection:
Icon
and
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With FRITZ!WLAN you can establish WLAN connections to
WLAN remote sites (access points), which can provide ac-
cess to DSL, to printers, to mobile phones, PDAs, and even to
other WLAN clients. Direct connections are also possible be-
tween two FRITZ!WLAN USB Sticks.
No matter which device you want to connect to, connecting
with FRITZ!WLAN is always based on the principle: search,
find, and connect.
There are two basic types of WLAN connections:
Infrastructure Network
When WLAN users connect with a WLAN access point like the
FRITZ!Box WLAN, they establish what is called an infrastruc-
ture network. In this network the WLAN access point manag-
es bandwidth so that each device receives the optimum
amount. The access point can be used to establish connec-
tions to a cable-connected network or the Internet.
In the device lists in the FRITZ!WLAN control software, this
type of connection is designated by the infrastructure net-
work icon.
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick – 4 The FRITZ!WLAN Control Software
Establishing a WLAN Connection
Meaning
WLAN connection active
WLAN connection is being estab-
lished or the ad-hoc network you
offered is ready to connect
no WLAN connection
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