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1-3 System Configurations
The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router can be configured in a variety of network
system configurations.
Wireless Infrastructure
In a wireless infrastructure, the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router acts as a bridge.
The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router connects the wireless clients together. The
WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router acts as a center point for all wireless
communications. This would increase efficiency of the communications since the wireless
adapters do not need to be within direct range of each other.
Wireless Infrastructure with Stations Attaching to a Wired LAN
The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router will provide access to a your local LAN.
An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of
wireless LAN PC users and an WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router construct a Basic
Service Set (BSS). Each wireless PC in this BSS can talk to any computer on your network
via the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router.