7.From the General page, click the Networks tab.
8.Click the [Add] button. The General Settings dialog displays.
9.Enter a profile name in the Profile Name field.
10.Enter the network SSID, in the Network Name (SSID) field.
11.Click Infrastructure or Ad Hoc for the operating mode.
12.The Mandatory AP option is only used if Infra- structure mode is selected. Use this option to con- nect to a specific access point. Click the Mandatory AP button, enter the MAC address for the access point. Click OK to save the setting and return to the General Settings page.
13.If you are using Cisco CCX, click the Enable Cisco Client eXtentions option to enable Cisco CKIP data encryption on the Security Settings page. If you have checked the Cisco's
14.Click Next.
15.Click the Security tab
16.Select Open, Shared, WPA, or
17.Select either None, WEP, CKIP (if Enable Cisco Cli- ent eXtentions is enabled on the General Settings page), or TKIP for the data encryption.
18.If WEP is selected, select either 64 or
19.Select the key index 1, 2, 3 or 4.
20.Enter the WEP key if required. If your network does not employ a 802.1x/EAP security mechanism, please skip to step 24.
21.Click the 802.1x Enabled checkbox to enable the 802.1x security option. Please contact your network administrator if configuration of this setting is required.
22.Select the appropriate 802.1x/EAP Type. Please contact your network administrator if configura- tion of this setting is required.
23.After selecting your authentication type, click the Configure button to open the Settings dialog. Enter the user name and password of the user you have created on the authentication server. The user name and password do not have to be the same as name and password of your current Windows user login. The "Server Identity" can be use the default setting. The "Client Certificate" should be the one
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obtained from your RADIUS server or other certifi- cation server.
24.Click Close to save the settings.
25.From the General settings page, click the new pro- file name shown in the Profile List. Use the up and down arrows to position the priority of the new profile in the priority list.
26.Click the Advanced button to set the network con- nection preferences.
27.Click the Connect button to connect to the net- work.
28.Click OK to close the Intel(R) PROSet for Wireless utility
CONFIGURATION USING ATHEROS CLIENT UTILITY SOFTWARE
This section explains the procedure to properly configure the WLAN device using the Atheros Client Utility.
Network Name - Also known as the SSID
Network Key (WEP) - Required if using static WEP keys.
Authentication Type - Open, Shared, WPA, or WPA-
PSK
Procedure
1.Activate the WLAN device using either the Wireless On/Off Switch or the Atheros Client Utility
2.Click the [Start] button first and then [Control Panel].
3.If the Control Panel is in Category view, switch to Classic view by clicking "Switch to Classic View" which can be found in the left frame of the Control Panel window.
4.
5.From the Current Status page, click the Profile Management tab.
6.If this is your first time using this utility, highlight the profile [Default] and Click the [Modify] button, otherwise Click the [New] button. The General Set- tings dialog displays.
7.From the General page, enter a profile name in the Profile Name field.
8.Enter the network SSID, in the SSID1 field. If you wish to create a profile that can connect to up to 3
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