SMC Networks Barricade SMC7004AWBR - Manual (Page 29)

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NSTALLATION
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Computers equipped with a wireless adapter can communicate
with each other as an independent wireless LAN by configuring
each computer to the same radio channel. However, the Wireless
Barricade can provide access to your wired/wireless LAN or to the
Internet for all wireless workstations. Each wireless PC in this
network infrastructure can talk to any computer in the wireless
group via a radio link, or access other computers or network
resources in the wired LAN infrastructure or over the Internet via
the Wireless Barricade.
The wireless infrastructure configuration not only extends the
accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN, but also doubles the
effective wireless transmission range for wireless PCs by
retransmitting incoming radio signals through the Wireless
Barricade.
A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central
database, or for connection between mobile workers, as shown in
the following figure:
Figure 2-4. Making WLAN Connections
Internet
Internet
Access
Device
SMC7004AWBR
Wireless Broadband Router
Notebook with Wireless
PC Card Adapter
PC with Wireless
PCI Adapter
Wired LAN
Wired to Wireless
Network Extension
SMC7004A WBR
LAN 1 PWR WLAN WAN 2 3 Link Activity