NetComm NP5420 manual What is Wireless LAN?, Mobility

What is Wireless LAN?

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) systems offer a great number of advantages over traditional wired systems. WLAN is flexible and easy to setup and manage.

Using radio frequency (RF) technology, a WLAN transmits and receives data through the air. A WLAN combines data connectivity with user mobility. For example, users can roam from a conference room to their office without being disconnected from the network.

Using WLAN, users can conveniently access-shared information, and network administrators can configure and augment networks without installing or moving network cables.

WLAN technology provides users with many convenient and cost saving features:

Mobility:	WLAN provide LAN users with access to real-time
	information anywhere in their organization, providing service
	opportunities that are impossible with wired networks.
Ease of Installation:	Installing is easy for novice and expert users alike,
	eliminating the need to install network cables in walls and
	ceilings.
Scalability:	WLAN can be configured in a variety of topologies to adapt
	to specific applications and installations. Configurations are
	easily changed and range from peer-to-peer networks suitable
	for a small number of users to full infrastructure networks of
	thousands of users roaming over a broad area.

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