Applications - TRENDnet TEW-445UB User Manual

108Mbps 802.11g High Power Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter

1.5 Applications

. The following list describes some of the many applications made possible through
the power and flexibility of wireless LANs:
a) Difficult-to-wire environments
There are many situations where wires cannot be easily installed. Historic
buildings, older buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the
installation of LANs either impossible or very expensive.
b) Temporary workgroups
Consider situations in parks, athletic arenas, exhibition centers, disaster-
recovery, temporary offices and construction sites where one wants a
temporary WLAN established and removed.
c) The ability to access real-time information
Doctors/nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can
access real-time information while dealing with patients, serving
customers and processing information.
d) Dynamic environments
Show rooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites where
the workplace is frequently rearranged.
e) Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) networks
SOHO users need a cost-effective, easy–to-install network.
f) Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks
Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the overhead
caused by moves, extensions to networks, and other changes with
wireless LANs.
g) Wired LAN backup
Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for
mission-critical applications running on wired networks.
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