HP Deskjet 6840 Printer series - Mixed wired and wireless networks

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Mixed wired and wireless networks

Wireless devices often exist on a largely wired network.
In this case, a

WAP

is connected to the main network by an Ethernet cable plugged

into the WAP's WAN port. The WAP acts as the go-between for the wired devices

and the wireless devices. The wired devices communicate with the WAP over the

Ethernet cable, while the wireless devices communicate with the WAP over radio

waves.

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For example, a mixed wired and wireless network may consist of the following:

• Several desktop computers
• A WAP connected to an Ethernet network
• A printer connected wirelessly to the WAP

In order to use the printer, a desktop PC sends a print job over the Ethernet cable

to the WAP. The WAP then wirelessly transmits the print job to the printer.