Operating Instructions

PW-MN427_56I 150Mbps Wireless N USB Module User Guide
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Figure 3-4 Add a new profile
 - Cancel button.
 - Back to the previous page.
 - Continue to the next page.
 Profile Name - Identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Profile names
are not case-sensitive.
 SSID - The IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32
characters.
 Network Type: There are basically two modes of networking:
 Infrastructure - All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router.
 Ad Hoc - Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication,
using wireless network Modules on each computer, such as two or more
PW-MN427_56I 150Mbps Wireless N USB Modules.
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Note:
1) An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless
devices or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point.
2) An Ad Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless desktop Modules. All
the Modules must be in Ad Hoc mode to communicate.
2. In the following screen, select the corresponding Authentication mode and Encryption type
of the profile from the drop-down lists (here takes WPA2-PSK and AES for example), then
click the Next icon
to continue.