Summary

This module discussed wireless topologies. First, the components of WLANs were described, such as mobile devices and client adapters, access points and bridges, and antennas. A WLAN was defined as an extension to a wired network environment.

The two major topologies covered were WLANs and wireless bridges. Some variations, which include the wireless repeater and the workgroup bridge, were also discussed. Additional features such as fault tolerance, load balancing, and roaming were also mentioned.

Channel setup was also discussed along with the importance of planning channel usage, with as little overlap as possible between channels that use the same frequency.

Finally, some examples of different topologies were covered, concluding with an overview of Cisco AVVID.