To connect individual devices with an Ethernet interface into a wireless LAN, LANCOM devices with a WLAN module can be switched to "client mode", whereupon they act as conventional wireless LAN adapters and not as access points (AP). The use of client mode therefore allows devices fitted with only an Ethernet interface, such as PCs and printers, to be integrated into a wireless LAN.
Important: Multiple WLAN clients can register with a WLAN device in AP mode, which is not the case for a WLAN device in client mode.
In industrial applications mobile WLAN clients can also be deployed, such as on a forklift truck, which then has permanent contact to the controller over the wireless connection.
