EnGenius Technologies ECB3500 user manual Ad-hoc peer-to-peer Mode

11b/g Wireless Long Range Multi-function 7+1 AP Version 1.2

b) Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.

a)Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode

This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to- peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network. The image depicts a network in ad-hoc mode.

b)Infrastructure Mode

The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations. The image below depicts a network in infrastructure mode.

VLAN3

Internet

Router/

Firewall

VLAN2

	VLAN1
	VLAN Switch
SSID1	SSID3

PM Dept. (VOIP&Data)	SSID2
Sales Dept. (VOIP&Data)
RD Dept. (Data)

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