D-Link DWA-160 - Wireless Modes

48D-Link DWA-160 User Manual
Appendix A - Wireless Basics
Security
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turning on WPA
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/WPA2
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security features on the router. Refer to the product manual for detailed information on how
to set it up.
There are basically two modes of networking:
sInfrastructure – All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router.
sAd-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters
on each computer. Unfortunately 802.11a/g/n products such as the DWA-160 do not support ad-hoc mode.
An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless devices, or clients, will connect to the wireless
router or access point.
An Ad-Hoc* network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless USB Adapters. All the adapters must be in Ad-Hoc mode
to communicate.
* Not supported with the DWA-160.
Wireless Modes