- CompTIA A+ 220-901 Exam Topics
- Key Topics
- Selecting a Printer
- Installing Printers
- Installing Multifunction Printers for SOHO
- Printer Drivers
- Configuring the Printer
- Local Connections
- Network Printer Installation
- Wireless Printing
- Cloud Printing/Remote Printing
- Apple Printing
- Secure Printing
- Study Resources
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Wireless Printing
The 802.11 standard is the most common wireless standard and usually requires connecting to a wireless access point or a wireless network interface card (NIC). Bluetooth requires a phone, laptop, or tablet with Bluetooth installed. A less standard option includes infrared, which has the shortest range.
Wireless networks usually have two ways of communicating with clients. The first is an ad hoc network in which computers communicate directly with each other through wireless NICs. A computer that comes within range of the network can automatically connect with the correct authentication. This method is very inexpensive and fast (twice as fast as infrastructure mode).
Infrastructure mode includes the use of an access point, which usually connects to a wired network. That means all clients must share the connection to the wired network if any of the devices reside there. To have roaming computers to which you can connect in an infrastructure mode setup, multiple access points need to be configured. Because an access point also can be a router with a firewall, Internet access with some security is likely.
