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 throu g h an Access Point. In infrastructure
mode, wireless devices ca n communicate with each other or with a wired network. Corporate
wireless networks operate in infrastructure mode because they require 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.
** = A DSL modem
, cable modem, or similar
How to Han
dle This 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 b e necessary for you to remove or re-install it. T he Operating
System t
hat your mobile computer comes with has been pre-configu red to support the WLAN device.
• Integr
ated Intel Centrino wireless LAN de vice s support IEEE802.11a,
IEEE80
2.11b, IEEE802.11g, and IEEE802.11n.
• The WLAN de vice operates in the 2.4 GHz ISM band and the 5 G H z
lower, middle, and upper UNII ba nds.
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