Appendix
Access Point (Inf
rastructure) Mode
Infrastructure
mode refers to a w ireless network architecture in which devices communicate with
wireless or wir
ed network devices by communicating through an A ccess Point. In infrastructure
mode, w ireless
devices can communicate with each other or with a wired netw ork. Corpora te
wireless netwo
rks operate in infrastructure mode because they require access to the W LAN in
order to acces
s services, devices, and computers (e.g., ¿le servers, printers, data bases).
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