D-Link DCS-935L - Wireless Basics

54D-Link DCS-935L User Manual
Appendix A - Wireless Basics
D-Link wireless products are based on industry standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your
home,businessorpublicaccesswirelessnetworks.StrictlyadheringtotheIEEEstandard,theD-Linkwirelessfamilyofproductswillallowyouto
securelyaccessthedatayouwant,whenandwhereyouwantit.Youwillbeabletoenjoythefreedomthatwirelessnetworkingdelivers.
Awirelesslocalareanetwork(WLAN)isacellularcomputernetworkthattransmitsandreceivesdatawithradiosignalsinsteadofwires.Wireless
LANsareusedincreasinglyinbothhomeandoceenvironments,andinpublicareassuchasairports,coeeshopsanduniversities.Innovative
waystoutilizeWLANtechnologyarehelpingpeopletoworkandcommunicatemoreeciently.Increasedmobilityandtheabsenceofcablingand
otherxedinfrastructurehaveproventobebenecialformanyusers.
Undermanycircumstances,itmaybedesirableformobilenetworkdevicestolinktoaconventionalEthernetLANinordertouseservers,printers
or an Internet connection supplied through the wired LAN. A Wireless Router is a device used to provide this link.
Wireless Basics