Encore electronic ENUWI-N3 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the overhead 
caused by moves, extensions to networks, and other changes with 
wireless LANs. 
g) Wired LAN backup 
Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for 
mission-critical applications running on wired networks. 
h)  Training or Educational facilities 
Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wireless 
connectivity to ease access to information, information exchanges, and 
learning. 
 
 
 Network 
Configuration 
To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a 
wireless network, it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC 
card network configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as: 
 
a)  Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departmental or SOHO LANs. 
b)  Infrastructure for enterprise LANs. 
 
a) Ad-hoc 
(peer-to-peer) 
Mode 
 
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers 
equipped with the Network Interface Cards that form a wireless network 
whenever they are within range of one another.  In ad-hoc mode, each 
client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the 
other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and 
least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network. The 
image below depicts a network in an ad-hoc mode. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
b) Infrastructure Mode 
 
 
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