D-Link dwl-ab520 Getting Started

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There are basically two modes of networking:
Infrastructure – using an Access Point, such as the DWL-900AP+,
DWL-5000AP or DWL-6000AP.
Ad-Hoc – directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer
communication, using wireless network adapters on each computer, such
as two or more DWL-AB520 wireless network PCI adapters.
On the following pages we will show you an example of an Infrastructure
Network and an Ad-Hoc Network.
An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or Router. The
Infrastructure Network example shown on the following page contains the
following D-Link network devices (your existing network may be comprised
of other devices):
Getting Started
With its default settings, the DWL-AB520 will connect with
other D-Link AirPro products, right out of the box.
A wireless Router - D-Link AirPro DI-764
A laptop computer with a wireless adapter -
D-Link AirPro DWL-A650 or AirPlus DWL-650+
A desktop computer with a wireless adapter -
D-Link AirPro DWL-AB520
A Cable modem - D-Link DCM-200