Aironet Lan Adapter - Manual (Page 26)

Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter
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Figure 1.2 - Wireless Infrastructure
In a wireless infrastructure, an Aironet Access Point is used
as a stand-alone root unit. The root unit is not attached to
any wired LAN (such as an Ethernet or Token Ring LAN),
but functions as a hub linking all stations together. This
configuration is similar to the ad hoc network, except the
Aironet Access Point serves as the focal point for communi-
cations. This increases the effective communication range
over the ad hoc LAN since both stations are not required to
be in direct communication range of each other.
Workstation Workstation
Access Point
(Root Unit)