Operation Manual

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identify your own network.
Then click the “Apply” button on the Configuration tab to make the setting take effect.
Configuration of the Channel
To be part of a same network, wireless clients must use the same channel If you want to associate
to an existing Ad Hoc network
, select the channel of this network in the corresponding field AdHoc
Channel in the main screen of the WLAN utility. Then click the “Apply” button on the
Configuration tab to make the setting take effect.
If you want to create a new Wireless Ad Hoc network
, select an unused channel, then click the
“Apply” button on the Configuration tab to make the setting take effect.
Configuration of WEP encryption
The configuration of WEP encryption in Ad Hoc mode is similar to the one in Infrastructure Mode.
Please refer to the above explanations.
The configuration of your Wireless LAN adapter in Ad-Hoc mode is finished.
II. Configuration in Ad Hoc mode under MAC OSX.2 :
Configuration of the SSID
The SSID is a string of characters identifying your wireless network (it is the name of this
network).To be part of a same network, wireless clients must have the same SSID. This SSID is
the name of this network.
If you want to associate to an existing Ad Hoc
network, click on it in the Available Wireless
Networks screen then click on Connect or enter the
SSID of this network in the corresponding field and
click the “Apply” button on the Configuration tab
to make the setting take effect.
If you want to create a new Wireless Ad Hoc network, enter an unused SSID (replacing ANY) to
identify your own network. Then click the “Apply” button on the Configuration tab to make the
setting take effect.
Configuration of Network Type
To set your Wireless LAN adapter in the Ad Hoc mode,
click the down arrow at the right of the Network Type
field and select “Peer-to-Peer” in the profile screen of
your connection and click the “Apply” button on the
Configuration tab to make the setting take effect.
Configuration of the Channel
To be part of a same network, wireless clients must use the same channel If you want to associate
to an existing Ad Hoc network
, select the channel of this network in the corresponding field
Channel in the profile screen of your connection. Then click the “Apply” button on the
Configuration tab to make the setting take effect.
If you want to create a new Wireless Ad Hoc network
, select an unused channel, then click the
“Apply” button on the Configuration tab to make the setting take effect.
Configuration of WEP encryption