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About Wireless LANs
Features and
Benefits of
Wireless LANs
Setting up wireless LANs is a revolutionary way of connecting devices to each
other. In a wireless LAN, information is transmitted using radio waves. This means
that you can establish a network of wireless devices in a room or across different
rooms without linking them with wires and cables.
Depending on your needs, a wireless LAN can be the sole network solution, or an
extension of a wired LAN.
Using wireless LANs has many advantages. Here are some of them:
❑
Convenience, cost effectiveness and flexibility
Setting up a wireless LAN is easy, fast and cost effective as you do not need to install new
wiring.
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Mobility
Unlike wired LANs, a wireless LAN allows you to move around and still remain connected
to the network.
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Scalability
You can choose to configure your wireless LAN in Ad-hoc mode or Infrastructure mode. In
Ad-hoc mode, a wireless client can communicate with other wireless clients directly. In
Infrastructure mode, one or more wireless clients are connected to an access point (AP),
and this AP connects these wireless clients to other wireless and wired clients. See "About
Ad-Hoc Mode" on page A-2 and "About Infrastructure Mode" on page A-3 for more
information.
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