HP Jetdirect 250m HP Jetdirect 200m Print Server (English) User Guide - Page 18
Standalone, peripherals, wireless connection replaces
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NETWORKS DETAIL Standalone peripherals Not all wireless connections are network connections. Though the distinctions may often be somewhat blurry, some wireless technologies -- such as the Bluetooth technology that is becoming popular in mobile phones and handheld computers -are more about connecting a computing device to a peripheral, rather than connecting computers and other devices in a network. For instance, when a handheld computer connects with a walkup wireless printer, or when a mobile phone connects with a vending machine, the interactions between them are typical of a standalone computer talking to a peripheral device. In essence, the wireless connection replaces the cable in a standard peripheral connection. Compared to network connections, such wireless peripheral connections work at short ranges and slow speeds. (In this tutorial, we will concentrate on the networking that is typified by 802.3-type wired networks and 802.11b-type wireless networks.)