Dell 2355dn Multifunction Mono Laser Printer - Manual (Page 47)

45 Appendix G. Wireless network environment
Appendix G. Wireless network
environment
Overview
The Wireless Network Printer Card supports the IEEE 802.11b/g standard for
wireless LAN (WLAN) communications. Properly configuring your network's
wireless settings on the print server will allow you to send print jobs to the
print server over the WLAN. When a computer sends a file to the print
server, a radio signal is transmitted. When the print server receives the
incoming signal, either directly from the computer (Ad Hoc/Computer-to-
Computer mode) or from an access point (Infrastructure/AirPort Network
mode), it prints the file.
Basic concept and terms
This section provides you with information on the basic concepts and terms
used for wireless networking.
Operation mode
The Wireless Network Printer supports two standard wireless operation modes,
Ad hoc and Infrastructure.
• Ad hoc (peer-to-peer) mode: Ad hoc mode is also referred to as Peer-to-
peer mode. In Ad hoc mode, wireless devices or workstations communicate
directly with each other, without using an access point (AP). They can
share files and printers, but may not be able to access the Internet. A print
server receives print jobs from wireless computers directly. On Apple
networks, Ad hoc mode is called "computer-to-computer" mode.