NETGEAR MA101 manual Two Basic Operating Modes

Two Basic Operating Modes

The MA101 USB Adapter, like all 802.11b adapters, can operate in the following two basic modes:

•Infrastructure Mode: An 802.11 networking framework in which devices and computers communicate with each other by first going through an access point (AP).

For example, this mode is used when computers in a house connect to an Access Point that is attached to a router which lets multiple computers share a single Cable or DSL broadband Internet connection.

•Ad-Hoc Mode: An 802.11 networking framework in which devices or computers communicate directly with each other, without the use of an AP.

For example, Ad-Hoc Mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with file and print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly between them.

Both of these configuration options are available with the MA101 USB Adapter.

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