HP 4200n HP Jetdirect Print Servers - Administrator Guide - Page 255

You can use multiple Access Points on a network. You can strategically locate and configure your Access Points to create subgroups of wireless users and devices, and allow mobile users (and devices) to roam and connect to different Access Points without losing connection to the network. Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) Mode In Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) Mode, the wireless devices on a network communicate directly with each other, and Access Points are not used. Ad Hoc Mode is referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS). You may also hear the term "computer-to-computer" mode. See Figure B.2. Figure B.2 Ad Hoc Mode Example In Ad Hoc mode, Access Points are not used. All wireless devices may communicate with each other directly. Note To clarify the use of similar terminology, please note the distinction between wireless "Peer-to-Peer mode" and HP Jetdirect "Peer-to-Peer printing". Wireless Peer-to-Peer mode refers to a topology where wireless devices communicate directly, without routing through an Access Point. HP Jetdirect Peer-to-Peer printing refers to a client's direct print path to a printer, without routing through a network server to a shared printer. Note that HP Jetdirect Peer-to-Peer printing can be used on either Infrastructure or Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) mode wireless topologies. Although network performance depends on the types of users and devices, Ad Hoc Mode is typically used on very small networks (for example, up to six wireless users and devices). ENWW HP Jetdirect 802.11b Wireless Print Servers 255