HP Deskjet 6980 User Guide - Pre-Windows 2000 - Page 26
Infrastructure networks, Mixed wired and wireless networks, Wireless Access Point WAP, routers
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Chapter 4 For example, a simple ad hoc wireless network might consist of a laptop and a printer communicating directly with one another. Ad hoc networks are typically small and simple. Performance on these types of networks can degrade if more than six devices are on the network. Infrastructure networks On an infrastructure network, devices, such as computers and printers, communicate through a Wireless Access Point (WAP). WAPs act as routers or gateways on small networks. For example, a simple infrastructure wireless network might consist of a laptop and a printer communicating through a WAP. Mixed wired and wireless networks Wireless devices often exist on a largely wired network. In this case, a WAP is connected to the main network by an Ethernet cable plugged into the WAP's WAN port. The WAP acts as the go-between for the wired devices and the wireless devices. The wired devices communicate with the WAP over the Ethernet cable, while the wireless devices communicate with the WAP over radio waves. 24 HP Deskjet 6980 series