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2-2-1-1 Scan for Other Wireless Devices
There are two kinds of wireless connection mode: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure
mode is used by wireless access points, which is able to establish wireless connection for
you and other wireless / wired network clients.
Ad-Hoc mode is also know as ‘point-to-point’ mode, and in this mode, wireless devices
such as computer or PDA will not be capable to establish wireless connection with more
than one wireless device, and is suitable for establishing a one-to-one wireless connection
between two wireless devices.
Before you can connect to any wireless access point or device by infrastructure or Ad-Hoc
mode, there two things you must know:
a. Wireless device’s ‘SSID’ (Service Set IDentifier, someone will call it ‘access point’s
name’).
You can scan for the SSID of other wireless devices nearby, but if the SSID of the
wireless device you wish to connect is hidden, you must know exact SSID before
you can establish connection with it.
b. If the wireless device you wish to connect uses encryption, you must know its
encryption key.
Please launch Airlive setup utility and it will scan for wireless access points near by:
