Appendix
Access Point (Infrastructure) Mode
Infrastructure mode refers to a wireless network architecture in which devices communicate with
wireless or wired network devices by communicating through an Access Point. In infrastructure
mode, wireless devices can communicate with each other or with a wired network. Corporate
wireless networks operate in i nfrastructure mode because they re quire access to the WLAN in
order to access services, devices, and computers (e.g., file servers, printers, databases).
**
*
* = An optiona
l hub for a wired LAN may
be require
d depending upon the type
of access p
oint used.
** = ADSL modem
, cable modem, or similar
How to Han
dle Th is Device
The WLAN d
evice is an optional device that may come pre-installed in your mobile computer. Under
normal c
ircumstances, it should not be necessary for you to remove o r re-install it. The Operating
System t
hat your mobile computer comes with has been pre-configured to support the WLAN device.
• Integr
ated Intel Centrino wireless LAN devices support IEEE802.11a,
IEEE80
2.11b, IEEE802.11g, and IEEE802.11n.
• The WLAN device operates in the 2.4 GHz ISM band and the 5 GHz
lower, middle, and upper UNII bands.
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