HZ1500 Wireless LAN Card
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4.2 Confi guration - Using the D2D/Horizons Confi guration GUI - Continued
AVAILABLE CONNECTIONS SECTION
The top-most section of the D2D Confi guration GUI dialog box shows the available connections. The
available connections will be displayed from a scan performed when the software was started, or when the
scan button was clicked.
To begin using the HZ1500 Wireless LAN Card immediately, highlight the desired available connection
and select
CONNECT
.
The following describes information found in the
AVAILABLE CONNECTIONS
area of the confi guration GUI.
•
SSID (Service Set ID)
: Identifi es the name of the network in use through the access
point that is being utilized
•
TYPE
: Indicates the operating mode of the Horizons-Wireless LAN Card. These modes are
AP (Access Point/Infrastructure) and Ad-Hoc. The next section of the manual covers this
in more detail.
•
CHANNEL
: Indicates the wireless channel that is currently in use.
•
SIGNAL
: Indicates the radio frequency signal strength.
•
WEP
: Indicates the encryption status (security setting) of the device. If WEP is off, there
is no encryption. If it is on, settings options include 64-bit and 128-bit WEP.
•
LAST SCAN
: Gives the date and time stamp for the last successful scan.
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CONNECT:
Connects to the selected network
•
SCAN:
Performs a check to fi nd wireless channels available for connection
