D-Link DAP-1525 - Wireless Modes

75D-Link DAP-1525 User Manual
Appendix A - Wireless Basics
Security
Don’t let your next-door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network. Secure your wireless
network by turning on the WPA or WEP security feature on the Access Point. Refer to product manual for
detail information on how to set it up.
There are basically two modes of networking:
• Infrastructure–AllwirelessclientswillconnecttoanaccesspointorwirelessAccessPoint.
• Ad-Hoc–Directlyconnectingtoanothercomputer,forpeer-to-peercommunication,usingwirelessnetworkadapters
oneachcomputer,suchastwoormorewirelessnetworkCardBusadapters.
An Infrastructure network contains an access point or wireless Access Point. All the wireless devices, or clients, will
connect to the wireless Access Point or access point.
An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless CardBus adapters. All the adapters must be
in Ad-Hoc mode to communicate.
Wireless Modes