How Does Wireless Networking Work?
If you want to do wireless networking, you need a device that will link the computer to the server over a wireless transmission system.
This is a device we call the access point. You will connect to this access point from your computer. Normally, this is the nearest access point or the strongest access point.
The word ‘strongest’ refers to the signal strength at that point! Make sure you have a wireless card on your computer or laptop.
Wireless LAN system and its components.
The wireless router is connected to the LAN or a LAN hub. This is also called the access point. All the wireless terminals or nodes will be connected to the wireless router over the wireless network.
When you are working on your home network, you will possibly connect to the broadband over the wireless router or to a dial up internet connection.
You may or may not have a LAN hub since all the computers could be on one side of the router and could form a part of the wireless terminal.
No other component is required on your computer(s) but for the wireless router and the wireless card. On your computer you will require the wireless connectivity either in the form of a WiFi card or a USB wireless card.
In either case, the computer will be able to connect to the wireless router and start working successfully.
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