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The checkbox ‘Enable Interface’ can be used to enable/disable the Wi-Fi device.
‘Link Status’ section displays if the Wi-Fi device is currently connected to a wireless
access point (AP) and if it this, the quality of the link. Please note, that in Ad-Hoc mode
no link status is available, as no central connection to an AP is established.
‘Available Networks’ section displays the wireless network in reach of the ANET429
device.
The ‘Address Configuration’ section can be used to assign an IP address to the Wi-Fi
device. Proceeding is the same as for the Ethernet interface device of the ANET429.
At last, there are following Wi-Fi specific settings, which have to be configured:
Mode: Set to ‘Managed’ if you want to connect to a network with a central wireless
access point. Use ‘Ad-Hoc’ (also called IBSS), if you want to join a peer-to-peer network
without central access point.
ESSID: This is the alphanumeric ID of the wireless network, the ANET429 device shall
connect to. In ‘Managed’ mode, the AP defines this ID. In ‘Ad-Hoc’ mode, all
participants of the peer-to-peer network must agree on the same ESSID.
Security: Wireless networks use different security methods to protect against
unauthorized access. Use ‘Unsecure’ if the network you want to join does not use any
security mechanism. Choose ‘WEP’ if the wireless network is protected with Wired
Equivalent Privacy (WEP). Last supported security method of the ANET429 device is
Wi-Fi Protected Access II using a pre-shared key, which can be configured by using
‘WPA2-PSK’. Please note that WPA is not supported in Ad-Hoc mode.
Password/Key: If the wireless network uses any of the security methods mentioned
above, except Unsecure, it is necessary to enter the password/key for the network. In
WEP mode, the key can be in ASCII (5 or 13 characters) or Hexadecimal format (10 or
26 digits). WPA uses only passwords in ASCII format which must contain at least 8
characters.
Note:
Make sure that Wi-Fi interface and Ethernet interface are always configured for
different subnets. Otherwise Wifi connection may not work if you unplug the
Ethernet cable. This implies you can’t use the Wi-Fi interface if both interfaces are
configured with link-local IP addresses (See 3.2.2)
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