Operation Manual

Modem, Internet and Network

4. Once you have successfully finished the TCP/IP configuration or if this already

existed from your cable network, you can concentrate on the WLAN settings. Click

the Wireless Networks tab. For a simple wireless connection it is easier to have

Windows do all the work for you. To do this, enable the option Use Windows to

configure ... Unfortunately, there is still one action you need to perform. Therefore,

click the Add button.

5. A window showing the network configuration opens. It is essential to assign a

name to your network first. To do so, type a name into the SSID field. This name

will appear on all the computers. It is important that all computers in your network

use the same SSID. This will identify your network.

For safety reasons, you can encrypt the data transferred over the wireless network.

For the first test you can disable this feature. Once everything is working fine you

can enable the encryption. Select the option Open under Network Authentication

and the option Disabled under Data Encryption.

At the bottom you need to enable the Ad-Hoc mode option. This tells Windows not

to search for an Access Point, router or a similar device. The WLAN adapters will

then interconnect with each other.

Once you're back in the main window you'll find your new network in the list.

Click OK to close the window. You have successfully finished the configuration.

Now you have to repeat the same steps for all the other computers in your WLAN.