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2-2-1-1 Scan for Other Wireless Devices
There are two kinds of wireless connection mode: Infrastructure and
Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure mode is used by wireless access points, which is
able to establish wireless connection for you and other wireless / wired
network clients.
Ad-Hoc mode is also know as ‘point-to-point’ mode, and in this mode,
wireless devices such as computer or PDA will not be capable to establish
wireless connection with more than one wireless device, and is suitable for
establishing a one-to-one wireless connection between two wireless
devices.
Before you can connect to any wireless access point or device by
infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode, there two things you must know:
a. Wireless device’s ‘SSID’ (Service Set IDentifier, someone will call it ‘access point’s
name’).
You can scan for the SSID of other wireless devices nearby, but if the SSID of the
wireless device you wish to connect is hidden, you must know exact SSID before
you can establish connection with it.
b. If the wireless device you wish to connect uses encryption, you must know its
encryption key.
Please launch Edimax setup utility and it will scan for wireless access
points near by: