Accton Technology 0109WN3501AR User Manual

Infrastructure Wireless LAN

The WN3501AR can also provide access to a wired

LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wired

and wireless LAN is called an Infrastructure

configuration. A Basic Service Set (BSS) consists of a

group of wireless PC users, and an access point that is

directly connected to the wired LAN. Each wireless

PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in its wireless

group via a radio link, or access other computers or

network resources in the wired LAN infrastructure via

the access point.

The infrastructure configuration not only extends the

accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN, but

also doubles the effective wireless transmission range

for wireless PCs by passing their signal through one or

more access points.

A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a

central database, or for connection between mobile

workers, as shown in the following figure.