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Refer to the illustration below. This station (AP1 plus th e connected computer 1)
can associate to another Access Point (AP2), and then c an have the Internet
access if the other Access Point (AP2) has the Internet connection.
To set the operation mode to Client ( Infrastructure), please go to “Wireless
Basic Settings”, in the “Mode” field click the down arrow to select Client
mode, and then select “Network Type” as “Infrastructure”.
Client Mode (Ad-hoc) If set to the Client (Ad-hoc) mode, this device can work like a wireless station
when it is connected to a computer so that the computer can send packets
from wired end to wireless interf ace. You can share files and printers between
wireless stations (PC and laptop with wireless network adapter installed).
See the sample application below.
To set the operation mode to Client (Ad-hoc), please go to “Wireless
Basic
Settings”, in the “Mode” field click the down arrow to select Clien t mode,
and then select Network Type as “Ad-hoc”.
The WDS (Wireless Distributed System) f unction lets this access point act as a
wireless LAN access point and repeater at the same time. Users can use this
feature to build up a large wireless network in a large space like airports, hotels
and schools …etc. This feature is also useful when users want to bridge
networks between buildings where it is impossible to deploy network cable
connections between these buildings.