Enterasys Networks RBTSA-AB, RBTSA-AA manual Network, Configuration, Planning

Network Configuration and Planning 9

Consider 802.11g when you need wider coverage and vendor compatibility and you are:

■ Maintaining support for existing 802.11b users and the existing

	wireless investment while providing for expansion into 802.11g.
	■ Implementing a complete wireless LAN solution, including Ethernet
	Adapters, gateways, access points and clients; Wi-Fi certification
	guarantees compatibility among vendors.
	■ Providing access to hot spots in public spaces such as coffee shops or
	university cafeterias.
Network	The Ethernet Adapter can operate in either infrastructure or ad-hoc
Configuration and	mode, and can support a stand-alone wireless network configuration or
Planning	an integrated configuration with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LANs.
	Operating in infrastructure mode and connected to an Ethernet hub, a
	single Ethernet Adapter can combine up to 16 client devices—such as
	computers with network adapters and printers—into a multiclient
	workgroup. The workgroup associates with the wired network through a
	wireless LAN access point such as the Enterasys Networks 11a/b/g
	Wireless LAN Access Point. Infrastructure configurations extend your
	wireless LAN to devices that would otherwise have to be connected to
	the wired network.
	Operating in ad-hocmode, two or more Ethernet Adapters can associate
	among themselves and communicate with one another at close range
	without an access point. You may wish to set up an ad-hoc network, for
	example, if a group is working away from the office, or if a group in the
	office needs to share files apart from the wired LAN.