USING THE EZ CONNECT WIRELESS USB UTILITY IN WINDOWS 98, ME,
AND 2000
Encryption – Provides WEP security control.
Advanced – Allows you to configure the advanced settings.
Version – Shows the version information.
Monitor
When you open the wireless USB utility, the information window for the SMC2664W is shown as in the figure below. The “Monitor” page shows the network status of the wireless adapter.
Click Modify to configure the “Operating Mode,” “Channel,” “SSID” and “Tx Rate.” After configuration, click Apply to save the changes.
Operating Mode – Set the station operation mode to “802.11 Ad Hoc” for network configurations that do not have an access point, or to “Infrastructure” for configurations with an access point (“Infrastructure” is the default setting.)
Channel – If you are setting up an ad hoc wireless LAN (see page 38), set the channel number to the same radio channel as that used by the other
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