About Wireless LANs
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Modes
Wireless LANs can work in either of two (2) modes:
❑ Ad-hoc
❑ Infrastructure
Ad-hoc Mode Ad-hoc mode does not require an Access Point or a wired (Ethernet)
LAN. Wireless Stations (for example, notebook PCs with wireless cards)
communicate directly with each other.
Infrastructure
Mode
In Infrastructure Mode, one or more Access Points are used to connect
Wireless Stations (for example, Notebook PCs with wireless cards) to a
wired (Ethernet) LAN. The Wireless Stations can then access all LAN
resources.
Note
Access Points can only function in “Infrastructure” mode, and can
communicate only with Wireless Stations which are set to
“Infrastructure” mode.
