D-Link Xreme N DWA-160 User Manual

54D-Link DWA-160 User Manual
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.
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.
Wireless Modes

D-Link Xreme N DWA-160 Specifications

General

Device Type	Wireless Adapter
Category	Adapter
Wireless Standard	802.11n
Interface	USB 2.0
Data Transfer Rate	Up to 300 Mbps
Antenna Type	Internal Antenna
Operating Systems Supported	Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Security	WPA, WPA2
Standards	IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Frequency Band	2.4 GHz
Wireless Signal Rates	802.11n: up to 300 Mbps, 802.11g: up to 54 Mbps, 802.11b: up to 11 Mbps