Creative 2030 manual About Wireless LAN, Installation Cost Speed Mobility Scalability

About Wireless LAN

Wireless LAN

Installation

Cost

Speed

Mobility

Scalability

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), compared to a traditional wired LAN, is easy to setup and manage, so it saves you time and money.

A WLAN combines data connectivity with user mobility. You can move around in a room or move from one floor to another without being disconnected from the LAN. In most companies, a wireless LAN is an extension of a wired network. However, in small offices or hard-to-wire areas, it may be the only LAN solution.

Installing a WLAN is easy, convenient, and fast.

A WLAN is cost effective, as you do not have to install cables into your walls and floors. Multiple Internet users can share a single IP address.

A WLAN provides data speeds of up to 11 Mbps, which increases the access rate to shared resources.

Unlike wired networks, a WLAN allows you to move around on a floor or building, or even across buildings, and still remain connected to the network.

You can choose to configure your WLAN to Ad-hoc mode or Infrastructure mode. In Ad-hoc mode, a wireless computer (client) communicates with other wireless stations directly. In Infrastructure mode, wireless clients connect to an access point via radio waves, and the access point connects to other wireless and wired clients. It is easy to configure a WLAN when you need to switch from one topology to another.

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