Extending A Wired Network - ActionTec 11Mbps Wireless Access Point User Manual

Actiontec 11Mbps Wireless Access Point User Manual
All of the wirelessly networked computers (also known as clients) communicate
with each other through the access point, which acts as a wireless hub.

Extending a Wired Network

To add wireless networking to an established wired network:
1. Connect the access point(s) to the wired network. This is usually done with an
Ethernet cable connecting a wired network hub to an access point.
2. Set up the access point(s) to send and receive wireless network signals.
3. Set up computers (wireless clients) to send and recieve wireless network sig-
nals from the access point(s).
The figure below illustrates one possibility for extending a wired network:
The access point is wired to a hub, which in turn is connected to a traditionally
wired network. The notebook computer (or client), set up to receive wireless net-
working signals, can access the wired network via the access point.
Wired
Network
Hub
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