Configuration, Data Encryption, Authentication

Using the Configuration Utility (continued)

Configuration

D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G Utility

After you have configured the network through the Site Survey section of the D-Link AirPlus Utility, you can make minor adjustments and check on settings in this Configuration screen.

For a complete explanation of the configuration of a network, please refer to the Site Survey section in this chapter.

SSID:

Service Set Identifier is a name that identifies a wireless network. Access Points and wireless devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting is default.

Wireless Mode:

Click on the pull-down menu; select from the following options:

Infrastructure - connecting to the WLAN using an Access Point. (This is the default setting).

Ad-Hoc – wireless mode used when connecting directly to a computer equipped with a wireless adapter in a peer-to-peer environment.

Data Encryption:

Select Enabled or Disabled.

Authentication:

Choose one of the following modes:

Open Authentication – the DWL-G520 is visible to all devices on the network

Shared Authentication – allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings

WPA – Wi-Fi Protected Access which authorizes and identifies users based on a secret key that changes automatically at a regular interval. (A RADIUS Server is required for this mode.)

WPA-PSK- WPA Pre-Shared Key mode ensures that the DWL-G520 will obtain a new security key every time it connects to the 802.11 network. (A RADIUS Server

is not required for this mode.)