Changing the Set-up of Your WLAN

Changing the Operating Mode

The Adaptec Wireless Utility offers two possible operating modes:

■Ad-hoc mode (sometimes referred to as peer-to-peer mode) allows two computers to connect to each other in wireless-to- wireless (or peer-to-peer) communication.

■Infrastructure mode allows multiple computers to interact, and is for WLANs that include an AP or Router.

To change the operating mode of your Wireless PCI Adapter:

1Open the Adaptec Wireless Utility. See Step 1 on page 29.

2Click the Configuration tab.

3In the Operating Mode drop-down box, select your chosen operating mode, as shown above.

4Click Apply Changes.

5Click OK to close the Adaptec Wireless Utility, or see Connecting to the WLAN on page 28 for additional information.

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