D-Link DWA-510 - Wireless Basics

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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ofceenvironments,andpublicareassuchasairports,coffeeshops
anduniversities.InnovativewaystoutilizeWLANtechnologyarehelpingpeopletoworkandcommunicatemoreefciently.Increased
mobility and the absence of cabling and other fixed infrastructure have proven to be beneficial for many users.
Wireless users can use the same applications they use on a wired network. Wireless adapter cards used on laptop and desktop
systems support the same protocols as Ethernet adapter cards.
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