Philips CPWUA054 English, also known as Ad Hoc / Peer-to-Peer, Use a gateway router to connect

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In a network, the computers need to be able to connect to each other physically.Therefore, another important network property is how the computers connect to each other, either directly or through a central device.

ONE-ON-ONE WIRED	ONE-ON-ONE WIRELESS
NETWORK	NETWORK
also known as: Direct connection	also known as: Ad Hoc / Peer-to-
(max. 2 PCs)	Peer

NOTE: Use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect two computers directly to each other.

WIRED NETWORK WITH MORE THAN 2 PCs

Use a hub or switch to connect more than 2 PCs to each other.

NOTE: Use straight-through Ethernet cables to connect the computers to the central device (hub/switch).

WIRELESS NETWORK WITH MORE THAN 2 PCs

also known as: Ad Hoc / Peer-to-Peer

The wireless medium forms a hub in and of itself. No hardware hub is needed.

HOW TO INTERCONNECT	CONNECTING WIRELESS TO
WIRED NETWORKS	WIRED NETWORKS
Use a gateway router to connect	also known as: Infrastructure /
one network to another (e.g. to the	Access Point
Internet, also known as WAN).	Use a wireless base station.