Rosewill RNX-N400LX user manual What is BSSID?, Example 1 wireless Infrastructure Mode

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is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). An Extended Service Set (ESS) is a set of two or more BSSs forming a single sub-network. Since most corporate WLANs require access to the wired LAN for services (file servers, printers, Internet links) they will operate in infrastructure mode.

Example 1: wireless Infrastructure Mode

Ad hoc mode (also called peer-to-peer mode or an Independent Basic Service Set, or IBSS) is simply a set of 802.11 wireless stations that communicate directly with one another without using an access point or any connection to a wired network. This mode is useful for quickly and easily setting up a wireless network anywhere that a wireless infrastructure does not exist or is not required for services, such as a hotel room, convention center, or airport, or where access to the wired network is barred (such as for consultants at a client site).

Example 2: wireless Ad Hoc Mode

5. What is BSSID?

BSSID is a six-byte address that distinguishes a particular a particular access point from others. BSSID also know as SSID which serves as a network ID or name.

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