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2.2.1 Creating a new profile
You need the following information to create a profile:
•
SSID
(network ID): This is the name of the required network.
•
Encryption
used in the target network
•
Network type
(type of network): Infrastructure or ad-hoc
There are two basic ways to create a profile:
Version 1 :
Change to the
Profile
tab and click
Add.
or
Version 2 :
Open the
Site Survey
tab. All networks are listed in this tab. Select the
required network in the list and click
Add to profile.
For hidden networks only:
If the SSID field is empty, the router or access point is set to hide the network. The SSID cannot
therefore be copied automatically.
In both cases, the following window is displayed on
the screen:
This USB stick allows you to set up two different
network types.
Infrastructure:
Select this type if you want to connect
this wireless LAN device to a wireless LAN router or
access point.
Ad-hoc
: Select this type if you want to connect
directly to another wireless LAN client device, e.g. another
USB stick or a WLAN PCI card without a wireless LAN
router or access point. Two WLAN client devices are
required for this.
2.2.1.1 Infrastructure mode
First enter a name for your profile
(Profile name)
, e.g. “PROF1”.
If you have selected
version 1
to create the new profile, you must enter the network ID
(SSID)
of the target
network in the SSID field. This is in the wireless LAN settings in your router or access point or you can ask the
person in charge. If you have selected
version 2,
the
SSID
has already been copied automatically from the
network overview.
To reduce the energy consumption, you can run the stick in
Power saving mode
. In this mode, certain func-
tions are deactivated or run at a lower setting if they are not fully used. Select
Constantly Awake Mode
if you
want to work at full power all the time.
Select
Infrastructure
under network type. This mode facilitates connection to a wireless LAN router or access
point. The settings for
TX Power, RTS Threshold
and
Fragment Threshold
can be left at the default settings.