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Select the
Location
menu item again in the Network
window and select the New Location which has also
been selected,
WLAN
in our case. Next, select the
Show
menu item in the Network window and
select the
Network port confi gurations
option.
Note:
The process for selecting the connections can
vary depending on the MAC model
and features.
In our case, remove the tick for all connections except
the Ethernet connection
(en1).
Then click the
Apply Now
button.
The confi guration process is now complete for
your system.
8. The confi guration program – introduction and operation on MAC OS X
As this device is not an offi cial Apple Airport product, you cannot
use the Airport program integrated in the system. You must open
the enclosed utility to confi gure the device. Open the fi nder and
select the hard drive where you installed the driver and the utility
earlier. The utility is installed in the Programs directory by default.
Double-click the icon.
The following window opens:
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
(signal)
, the channel used
(channel)
, the encryption algorithm
(encryption)
and the
authentication
(authentication)
and the type of network
(network type)
are displayed.
The lower section of this window shows the connection
status
(Connected / Disconnected)
. Click
RESCAN
to
search for wireless networks again.
8.1 Quick confi guration
First, select the required WLAN 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
Connect
is shown in the status window.
If you have activated encryption, you are asked for the code. Enter the code in the corresponding fi eld. (See
the example below).
You can enter the data required for encryption here.
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 Page 14, under the heading:
Setting the wireless LAN encryption.
For further information on the connection made, open the
Link status
tab. This shows information such as the
Link quality
and
Signal strength.
8.2 Detailed confi guration
When confi guring, it is useful to create a
profi le
. A profi le serves to save
various settings for a connection under a certain name. For example, if you want to connect to various wire-
less networks, you can save the settings for the networks in profi les, which allows you to change
the confi guration quickly.
