User's Manual

Chapter 3 Using Wireless LAN Utility
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Available Profiles
This section allows you to add, edit and remove a profile.
To add a new profile, click Add and then set up these parameters:
Screen Item Description
SSID Specifies the name of the WLAN group you want to participate in.
For Ad Hoc mode: A network name is mandatory. The SSID for
all stations in a single Ad Hoc network must be same.
For Infrastructure mode: If using the special SSID “any”, your
Wireless LAN Card will connect to the first compatible and “open”
AP with the best signal strength within the connection range.
WEP Specifies whether to enable WEP settings. See next section for more
information.
802.1x Do not check the “Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this
network” option unless you are going to join a 802.1x-enabled
wireless network.
Operating Mode To join an Ad-Hoc network, check the “This is a computer-to-
computer (ad-hoc) network…” check box.
To join an Infrastructure network where an AP is required, leave the
“This is a computer-to-computer (ad-hoc) network…” check box
unchecked.
WEP Settings
In the WEP section you may take additional measures to secure your network by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). If encryption is not necessary,
just leave the Data encryption(WEP enabled) check box empty. To enable WEP, take the steps below:
1. Check the Data encryption (WEP enabled) check box.
2. In the Network Authentication (Shared Mode) item, select this check box to use Shared Key or leave it empty to use Open Key. You should
use the same authentication method as used by your targeted wireless network.
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Open Key: If your targeted wireless network uses Open Key, your authentication request will be always accepted regardless of your WEP
keys. You are allowed to join the network assuming that your SSID matches the SSID of the targeted wireless network.