Hama 00039749, Operating Instruction

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Click the circled symbol to open the utility
from the task bar. The Hama Wireless LAN
Utility starts with the following screen,
whereby the values in the columns may be
different.
This screen shows all available wireless
networks. The SSID , which is used to
identify WLAN devices in the respective
wireless LAN, the router MAC address
(BSSID), the signal strength , the channel
used, the encryption algorithm and the
authentication and the type of network are
displayed. The lower section of this window
shows the connection status (Connected /
Disconnected) . Click Update to search for
wireless networks again.
2.1 Quick confi guration
First, select the required network by clicking the corresponding line in the list. The network selected
is highlighted in blue in the list. Now click the Connect button. You are connected to the network if the
selected network is run without encryption and the signal is strong enough. This is indicated by the
green symbol and Connected is shown in the status window.
If the network you selected is encrypted, another window opens in which you can enter the encryption
data. The data must be identical to the router or access point settings. The authentication type and
encryption are generally already selected in accordance with the target network. Enter the code which
must correspond exactly with the code used by the router or access point.
Click Ok to confi rm after you make your entries.
If you do not have this code yourself, please contact the person responsible for confi guring the router
or access point.
For detailed information on setting encryption, please see under the heading: Setting the wireless LAN
encryption (Software CD).
If you have made these entries successfully, a green symbol is also displayed to indicate the success-
fully connection in the network overview.
For further information on the connection made, open the
Status tab. It contains information on the
Connection quality, Signal strength or Interference level.