D-Link DWA-171 User Manual

53D-Link DWA-171 User Manual
Appendix A - Wireless Basics
There are basically two modes of networking:
• Infrastructure – All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router.
• Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters on each
computer.
An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless devices, or clients, will connect to the wireless router or access
point.
An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless USB Adapters. All the adapters must be in Ad-Hoc mode to communicate.
Wireless Modes

D-Link DWA-171 Specifications

General

Frequency Band	2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
Interface	USB 2.0
Antenna Type	Internal
Wireless Standard	802.11ac
Standards	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Maximum Data Rate	433 Mbps
Security	WPA/WPA2
Operating Systems Supported	Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP