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Appendix A: Network Configuration The Pretec CompactWLAN 802.11b card supports the same network configuration options of the
legacy Ethernet LANs as defined by IEEE 802 standard committee.
The Pretec CompactWLAN 802.11b card can be configured as:
u Ad-Hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs
u Infrastructure for enterprise LANs
u LAN interconnection for point-to-point link as a campus backbone.
Appendix B: Network Topology u Ad-Hoc
Example of Ad-Hoc Wireless LAN
An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless adapter,
connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be
configured at the same radio channel.
Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.