3.4.1Configure the Profile
Parameter | Description |
Profile Name | Define a recognizable profile name so you can identify different |
| networks. |
Network Name (SSID) | The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique |
| name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional |
| merging of two |
| You may specify an SSID for the adapter and then only the device |
| with the same SSID can interconnect with the adapter. |
This is a | There are two kinds of network type: |
(ad hoc) network; wireless access | Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of an |
points are not used. | 802.11 access point. All communication is done via the access |
| point or router. |
| Ad Hoc – Connect to another wireless adapter in the wireless |
| LAN network without going through an access point or router. |
| If this is selected, the adapter will work in Ad Hoc mode. |
Channel | This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the radio |
| channel used for the networking. The channel setting should be |
| the same as the network you are connecting to. |
Network Authentication | This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that |
| the adapter intends to connect. |
| Open System – No authentication is needed within the wireless |
| network. |
| Shared Key – Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP |
| Key identified) are allowed to connect to each other. |
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