HP J6039C - JetDirect 200M Print Server User Manual page 20

NETWORKS
Mixed LANs
Mixed LANs combine wired and
wireless LANs, taking advantage
of the strong points of each. For
example, a mixed LAN can
provide the flexible connections
of wireless with the high overall
throughput of a wired LAN. Such
an arrangement makes it
particularly easy for mobile
workers to connect their
notebook computers to the
network.
You create a mixed LAN by
plugging the network cable from
a wired LAN into a port on a
wireless access point. In addition
to acting as a hub for the wireless
portion of the network, the
access point acts as a bridge to
the wired portion. In a typical
case, when a computer with a
wireless LAN card comes within
range of the access point, it
connects through the access
point to the LAN (both the wired
and wireless portions) and to all
the computers and other
resources on the LAN.