Appendix
Access Point (Infrastructu re) Mo de
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. Corpora te
wireless networks operate in infrastructure mode b ecau se they require access to the WLAN in
order to access services, devices, and computers (e.g., file servers, printers, databases).
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*
* = 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
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