Asus 54Mbps manual Network settings -Identification tab, TCP/IP settings-Device tab

SSID – SSID stands for Service Set Identifier, a string used to identify a wireless LAN. You can only connect with an Access Point, that has the same SSID. Use different SSIDs to segment the wireless LAN and add security.

Channel – The Channel field allow you to select the radio channel for the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter. In an Infrastructure network, your wireless LAN adapter automatically selects the correct frequency channel required to communicate with an Access Point.

WEP – This option allows you to disable or enable (64-bit or 128-bit) WEP encryption. The WEP Key is a 64-bit (5 byte) or 128-bit (13 byte) hexadecimal digit use to encrypt transmitted data packets and decrypt received data packets.

Network settings -Identification tab

Computer name – Assign your computer a unique name of up to 15 characters. The computer name allows other users in a network to recognize your computer. The computer name is generally the same with the DNS hostname.

Avoid using spaces or symbols in your computer name.

TCP/IP settings-Device tab

Select the network adapter you want to use for this configuration.

This item appears only when you are edtiting a wired LAN configuration.

TCP/IP settings-IP Address tab

Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server – The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server assigns IP addresses automatically within a specified range of devices.

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