Wireless2 Networking Basics
Wireless networking connects computers to each other using radio signals rather than wires. This allows users the freedom to move around and work anywhere within the range of the wireless network. A wireless network consists of two ele- ments - Clients and Access Points.
•A Client is a computer or any other device equipped with a wireless network adapter, such as the Actiontec 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card .
•An access point is a device, like your Actiontec 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point, that connects the clients with the network and each other.
The following sections give an overview of the options available when setting up a wireless network.
Creating a Wireless Network
Creating a wireless network involves two basic steps:
1.Setting up an access point to send and receive wireless network signals.
2.Setting up computers to send and receive wireless network signals from the access point(s).
A typical wireless network may look similar to the one in the figure, below.
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