Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network802.11a Authentication Mode
access point network.

The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of the access point it associates to.

This mode allows selection of the channel the wireless adapter uses. The channels available depend on the regulatory domain. If the adapter finds no other ad hoc adapters, this selection specifies which channel with the adapter starts the ad hoc network with.

The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode and channel of the clients it associates to.

Select what mode the wireless adapter uses to authenticate to an access point:

Auto: causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared, but switches it to open authentication if shared fails.

Open: enables an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP settings. It will only associate with the access point if the WEP keys on both the adapter and the access point match.

Shared: only allows the adapter to associate with access points that have the same WEP key.

For infrastructure (access point) networks, click the Preferred APs button to specify up to four access points to which the client adapter should attempt to associate.

3.2.2 Modify a Profile

To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click the Modify button. Please refer to above sections for detailed explanations about the settings.

3.2.3 Remove a Profile

To remove a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click the Remove button.

The WL-U357 utility only allows the creation of 16 configuration profiles. After the creation of 16 profiles, clicking the New button displays an error message. Remove an old profile or modify an existing profile for a new use.

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