No longer do you have to be restricted on where you can use your computer. A wireless network allows you be mobile within your workplace and still have access to your network, email and data.

What is Needed?

The basic building block of the wireless LAN is the 'Access Point'. This is the area in which the wireless communication takes place. The coverage area of an Access Point depends upon the strength of the radio signal, the antennas used, and the type and construction of walls, partitions and other physical characteristics of the indoor environment.

User devices connect to the Wireless Network using a Wireless Network Interface Card. This is normally a PCMCIA or PCI device and installs in the same way as a normal Ethernet Network Interface Card. Most new laptops have this ability built in. As long as the client device is within the range of the Access Point, it will connect to the Wireless LAN automatically.

How does a wireless network function?

A Wireless LAN acts like to a wired network, except that instead of cables linking systems, radio signals are used to communicate and access the network.

The wireless LAN can be connected to an existing wired LAN as an extension, or can form the basis of a new network.

While adaptable to both indoor and outdoor environments, wireless LANs are especially suited to indoor environments such as classrooms, office buildings, manufacturing floors, warehouses and schools.

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