IOGear GWU513 user manual Network Name, Network Type, Configuration Program Controls

Configuration Program Controls

To identify a new profile, enter texts in the Profile Name field. After defining the configurations below, click the Apply button to establish a new profile. To switch between any existing profiles, click the arrow button at the right of the Profile Name field to open the pull-down menu and then select an intended one from it.

Network Name:

Network Name, also known as SSID (Service Set Identifier), must be unique to distinguish itself as a particular wireless network, while all wireless points in this network area share the same SSID. Type the identical SSID in the Network Name field to associate with access points or stations within the specified wireless LAN. To change the Network Name, highlight the texts in the box, edit a new SSID, and then click Apply to save the changes.

Network Type:

Two network types are offered here: Access Point and Peer-to-Peer. Choose an intended type from the two options. The Access Point mode, which is also known as the Infrastruc- ture mode, allows you to communicate with a wired network via an access point. If you attempt to operate this mode, you must indicate the identical Network Name to make a communication with the intended access point. On the other hand, the Peer-to-Peermode provides you with the so-called Ad-Hoc communication, which means each wireless- equipped computers within a group is able to connect with each other as an independent wireless LAN without the use of an access point. Each station within this Ad-Hoc network has to define the same Network Name.

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