Getting Started - D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650 Manual

Getting Started

There are basically two modes of networking:
On the following pages we will show you an example of an Infrastructure
Network and an Ad-Hoc Network.
An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or Router. To utilize the
full features of the DWL-G650 you will need to include a radius server in your
network. The Infrastructure Network example shown on the following page
contains the following D-Link network devices (your existing network may be
comprised of other devices):
Infrastructure – using an Access Point, such as the
DWL-900AP.
Ad-Hoc – directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-
peer communication, using wireless network adapters on
each computer, such as two or more DWL-G650 wireless
network Cardbus adapters.
A wireless Access Point - D-Link Air 900AP
A laptop computer with a wireless adapter -
D-Link AirPro DWL-G650
A desktop computer with a wireless adapter -
D-Link Air DWL-520
(802.11b devices have speeds up to 11Mbps)
A Cable modem - D-Link DCM-200
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