D-Link DCF-650W Product Manual - Page 8

Network Topology

Ad-Hoc Wireless Network

An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers as well as PDAs that are equipped

with a wireless adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN (Local Area

Network). Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be configured to the

same radio channel. Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a

branch or for Small Business/Home Office application.

Note that

802.11 Ad-Hoc

is a version of Ad-Hoc that allows wireless adapters from different manufacturers to

work, but requires that both the

radio channel

and

ESSID

is the same for each

computer or PDA.

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Section	Page
Introduction	3
Features and Benefits	3
Wireless Solutions	4
Contents of Package	5
System Requirements	6
Wireless Basics	6
Network Topology	8
Ad-Hoc Wireless Network	8
Infrastructure Wireless Network	9
Wireless LAN Settings	10
Using the Wireless LAN Utility on the DCF-650W	10
Troubleshooting	13
Specifications for DCF-650W	14
	14
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	14
	14
Host interface	14
Power Consumption	14
Network Architecture Types	14
Frequency Range	15
Temperature	15
Humidity	15
Contacting Technical Support	16
Limited Warranty	16

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