Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter
Figure 1.3 - Wireless Infrastructure with Workstations
Accessing a Wired LAN
File Server
Wired LAN
Aironet
Access Point
(Root Unit)
Aironet
Access Point
(Root Unit)
Workstation
Workstation Workstation
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The Aironet roaming protocols allow remote workstations to move from one microcell domain to another. The process is seamless and transparent. The connection to the file server or host is maintained without disruption. This configuration is useful with portable or mobile stations allowing them to be directly connected to the wired network, even while mov- ing about (roaming). When an infrastructure is configured using multiple Aironet Access Points and/or repeaters, a mobile station is automatically associated and