Completing the Setup: Company 54g Wireless LAN (WLAN) User Manual
Requirements
A base station computer having a wired connection to the Internet, a wireless network adapter, and a connection to an
AP.
Computer-to-Computer Mode
A peer-to-peer (ad hoc) network is the easiest to deploy and is ideal for home use or in small offices. This mode allows
the sharing of files with other employees, printing to a shared office printer, and access to the Internet through a shared
modem. With ad hoc networking, however, the computer is only able to communicate with other wireless networks that
are within a certain range and are in the same wireless workgroup.
Characteristics
Networked computers send data directly to each other.
Advantages
●
Simple setup
●
Cost efficiency
Disadvantages
Communication is limited to those who are located within a certain range.
Configuring a Network Profile
To connect to a wireless network, a network profile for that network must be configured on the
Company
54g
enabled
notebook. If the
Company
54g
enabled notebook computer came with the
Company
54g WLAN
card already installed
and set up at the factory, follow the network profile configuration instructions provided below.
NOTE—For more information on how to configure a network profile and IEEE 802.1x authentication, click
Learn about
setting up wireless network configuration
at the bottom of the
Wireless Networks
tab of
Wireless Network
Connection
Properties
.
Open
Network Connections
and then open
Properties
for the
Wireless Network Connection
you want to configure by
doing the following.
1. Click
Start
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2. Double-click
Network Connections
.
3. Right-click
Wireless Network Connection
, and then click
Properties
.
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