From the course: Wireless Networking Essential Training

Ad hoc wireless LAN

From the course: Wireless Networking Essential Training

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Ad hoc wireless LAN

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- [Narrator] When we connect to a wireless network, we typically think of looking for available wireless networks, connecting to one, maybe we provide some login credentials, and only then do we communicate with other devices on the network. However, there's an option to have an ad hoc wireless network. With this type of network, we don't need any wireless infrastructure devices such as wireless access points. Instead, we've got two devices that communicate directly between themselves. Now, this type of network doesn't scale very well, it wouldn't be suitable as your primary type of wireless network for a business or really even a home, but it is very convenient for the occasional file transfer between devices. A common example of an ad hoc wireless LAN is Apple's AirDrop feature between a couple of iPhones. We could have a couple of iPhones not connected to any sort of network infrastructure and they could directly exchange files like photos or videos, and this transfer is made without the need, again, for any sort of wireless access point, we're just using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi communication to talk directly between two different devices.

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