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Network Configuration and Planning
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Consider 802.11g when you need wider coverage and vendor 
compatibility and you are:
Maintaining support for existing 802.11b users and the existing 
wireless investment while providing for expansion into 802.11g.
Implementing a complete wireless LAN solution, including Ethernet 
Adapters, gateways, access points and clients; Wi-Fi certification 
guarantees compatibility among vendors.
Providing access to hot spots in public spaces such as coffee shops or 
university cafeterias.
Network 
Configuration and 
Planning
The Ethernet Adapter can operate in either infrastructure or ad-hoc 
mode, and can support a stand-alone wireless network configuration or 
an integrated configuration with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LANs.
Operating in infrastructure mode and connected to an Ethernet hub, a 
single Ethernet Adapter can combine up to 16 client devices—such as 
computers with network adapters and printers—into a multiclient 
workgroup. The workgroup associates with the wired network through a 
wireless LAN access point such as the Enterasys Networks 11a/b/g 
Wireless LAN Access Point. Infrastructure configurations extend your 
wireless LAN to devices that would otherwise have to be connected to 
the wired network.
Operating in ad-hoc mode, two or more Ethernet Adapters can associate 
among themselves and communicate with one another at close range 
without an access point. You may wish to set up an ad-hoc network, for 
example, if a group is working away from the office, or if a group in the 
office needs to share files apart from the wired LAN.