User's Manual

De vice -to-De vice m ode , a lso ca lle d Ad Hoc m ode , works withou t
a cce s s poin ts a n d a llows wire le s s com pute rs to sen d inform a tion
dire ctly to othe r wire le ss com pute rs . You ca n use De vice -to-De vice
m ode to ne twork com pute rs in a hom e or sm a ll office or to se t up a
te m pora ry wire le ss ne twork for a m e e ting.
Co n fig u re a W ire le s s N e t w o rk
The re a re th re e ba sic com pon e nts tha t m ust be configure d for a n
802 .11 wire le s s ne twork to ope ra te prope rly:
● N e t w o rk N a m e : Ea ch wire le ss ne twork u s e s a u n ique Network
Na m e to iden tify the n e twork. This na m e is ca lle d the Se rvice S e t
Ide ntifie r (SSID). Whe n you se t up your wire le s s a da pter, you
spe cify the S SID. If you wa n t to con ne ct to a n e xistin g ne twork,
you m ust use th e na m e for tha t n e twork. If you a re se ttin g up
your own n e twork you ca n m a ke up your own n a m e a nd use it on
e a ch com pute r. The n a m e ca n be up to 32 cha ra cters long a n d
conta in le tte rs a n d num be rs.
● P ro file s : Whe n you s e t u p your com pute r to a cce ss a wire le s s
ne twork, Inte l(R)PROSe t/ Wire le ss cre a te s a profile for the
wire le s s s e ttings th a t you s pe cify. If you wa nt to conne ct to
a nothe r ne twork, you ca n sca n for e xisting ne tworks a nd m a ke a