Network Computing Devices GW-EN11H Connecting the Ethernet Adapter to Your Network, Networking

GeoWave GW-EN11H Wireless Ethernet Adapter User's Manual

Connecting the Ethernet Adapter to Your Network

There are two network scenarios as below:

	Also known as a peer-to-peernetwork, an ad-hoc network is
	one that allows all workstations and computers in the network
Ad-hoc	to act as servers to all other users on the network.
Networking	Users on the network can share files, print to a shared printer,
	and access the Internet with a shared modem. However, with
	ad-hoc networking, users can only communicate with other
	wireless LAN computers that are in the same wireless LAN
	workgroup, and are within range.
	Infrastructure networking differs from ad-hoc networking in
	that it includes an access point. Unlike the ad-hoc structure
Infrastructure	where users on the LAN contend the shared bandwidth, on
	an infrastructure network, the access point can manage the
Networking	bandwidth to maximize bandwidth utilization.
	Additionally, the access point enables users on a wireless
	LAN to access an existing wired network, allowing wireless
	users to take advantage of the wired networks resources,
	such as Internet, email, file transfer, and printer sharing.
	Infrastructure networking has the following advantages over
	ad-hoc networking:
	Extended range: each wireless LAN computer within the
	range of the access point can communicate with other
	wireless LAN computers within range of the access point.
	Roaming: the access point enables a wireless LAN computer
	to move through a building and still be connected to the LAN.
	Wired to wireless LAN connectivity: the access point
	bridges the gap between wireless LANs and their wired
	counterparts.

In the next charter, you will be guided to how to connect the adapter to wireless LAN

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