3Com 3CRWE73796B Ad Hoc Operation

19 CHAPTER 5: SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION, TOOLS, AND UTILITIES

7A pop-up screen appears, prompting you to enter an access code.

8Enter the access code, then click OK.

9Reboot the system.

Ad Hoc Operation Two or more wireless clients can be conﬁgured for direct wireless communication

without using an access point. Two types of ad hoc operation can be conﬁgured:

802.11 ad hoc and proprietary ad hoc.

802.11 Ad Hoc To conﬁgure your wireless client for 802.11 ad hoc operation:

1Start the 3Com Launcher.

2Open the 3Com AirConnect Settings screen.

3For Operating Mode, select IBSS (802.11 Ad Hoc).

4Enter the Wireless LAN Service Area. Be sure that the Wireless LAN Service Area is

identical on all wireless clients that are to communicate with each other in ad hoc

mode.

5Open the 3Com AirConnect Connector Monitor screen.

6Click the Known Peers tab. A list appears showing all wireless clients that are in

range, in the same operating mode (802.11 ad hoc), and having the same

Wireless LAN Service Area.

Proprietary Ad Hoc To conﬁgure your wireless client for proprietary ad hoc operation:

1Start the 3Com Launcher.

2Open the 3Com AirConnect Settings screen.

3For Operating Mode, select Pseudo IBSS (Proprietary Ad Hoc).

4Enter the desired channel. All wireless clients that are to connect to each other

using proprietary ad hoc mode must be set to the same channel.

5Open the 3Com AirConnect Connector Monitor screen.

6Click the Known Peers tab. A list appears showing all wireless clients that are in

range, in the same operating mode (proprietary ad hoc), and set to the same

channel.

Testing Ad Hoc

Operation

To test your ad hoc connection:

1Open the Link Performance screen from the 3Com launcher.

2Enter the IP address of an associated client into the IP address ﬁeld.

3If desired, you can set a test count number, or set the test to be Once or

Continuous.

4Click the Start Test button. The test screen displays the results of the ad hoc

connection test.