D-Link Wireless N User Manual

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Appendix A - Wireless Basics
There are basically two modes of networking:
• Infrastructure – All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router.
• Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network
adapters on each computer, such as two or more DIR-815 wireless network Cardbus adapters.
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 cardbus adapters. All the adapters must be in Ad-Hoc
mode to communicate.
Wireless Modes

D-Link Wireless N Specifications

General

Frequency Band	2.4 GHz
Wireless Speed	Up to 300 Mbps
Security	WPA, WPA2, WEP
Firewall	NAT
Ports	4 x 10/100 Mbps LAN, 1 x 10/100 Mbps WAN