Zoom USB Client manual Wireless Networking Overview, AdHoc vs. Infrastructure

Appendix A

Wireless Networking Overview

You can use the ZoomAir USB Client in two types of networks, AdHoc (also called Peer-to-Peer) or Infrastructure. This Appendix explains the basic difference between the two.

AdHoc vs. Infrastructure

A network is a group of individual computers called “clients” connected together so that they can share information, an Internet connection, printers, and other resources. A network can be wired, wireless, or a combination of the two.

The simplest wireless network is called a “peer-to-peer“ or

“adhoc” network. In a peer-to-peer network, each client computer communicates directly with every other client computer on the network.

To set up a peer-to-peer network, all you need are two or more computers equipped with wireless networking devices. The downside of a peer-to-peer network is that the number of users and the range are somewhat limited.

PEER-TO -PEER NETW ORK
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PC w ith W ireless Adapter		Laptop w ith PC Card
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Laptop w ith PC Card

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