User's Manual

General Settings Select to open the Personal Security Settings. The security settings
that are available are dependent on the Operating Mode selected in
the Create WiFi Profile Security Settings.
Device to Device (ad hoc): In device to device mode, also called ad
hoc mode, wireless computers send information directly to other
wireless computers. You can use ad hoc mode to connect multiple
computers in a home or small office, or to set up a temporary wireless
network for a meeting.
NOTE: Device to Device (ad hoc) networks are identified
with a notebook image (
) in the WiFi Networks and
Profiles list.
Network (Infrastructure): An infrastructure network consists of
one or more access points and one or more computers with WiFi
adapters installed. At least one access point should also have a wired
connection. For home users, this is usually a broadband or cable
network.
NOTE: Infrastructure networks are identified with an
access point image (
) in the WiFi Networks and Profiles
list.
Security
Settings
If you are configuring a Device to Device (ad hoc) profile, select one of
the following data encryption settings:
● None: No authentication required.
● WEP-64 bit or WEP-128 bit: A network key or password is used
for encryption.
If you are configuring a Network (Infrastructure) profile, select:
● WPA*-Personal (TKIP) or WPA2*-Personal (TKIP): WPA-Personal
uses the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) for data
encryption.
● WPA-Personal (AES-CCMP) or WPA2-Personal (AES-CCMP):
WPA-Personal uses a new method for privacy protection of
wireless transmissions specified in the IEEE 802.11i standard.