Appendix
Access Point (Inf
rastructure) Mode
Infrastructure
mode refers to a wireless network architecture in which devices communicate w ith
wireless or wir
ed network devices by communicating through an Acc e ss Point. In infrastructure
mode, w ireless
devices can communicate with each other or with a w ired network. Corporate
wireless netwo
rks operate in infrastructure mode becau se they require access to the W LAN in
order to acces
s services, devices, and computers (e.g., file servers, printers, databases).
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