Connectivity
There are several different connectivity types you can use
with your device. You can use wireless connectivity
methods such as wireless LAN, Bluetooth or infrared, or a
USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable connection for PC Suite or
IP passthrough.
Wireless LAN
You can define access points for wireless LAN to use it for
Internet access for applications that need to connect to
the Internet. See "Wireless LAN," p. 83.
Setting up an ad hoc network
With 3rd party applications, ad hoc networks allow
wireless stations to communicate directly with each other
without any wireless LAN access points. One user creates
the ad hoc network and other users then join the network.
You must first create an Internet access point for the ad
hoc network.
To create an Internet access point for an ad hoc network
1. Select
Desk
>
Tools
>
Control panel
, and select
Connections
>
Internet setup
.
2. Press
New
. If you want, you can use an existing access
point as a basis for the new one.
3. Define the settings.
•
Internet settings name
— Give a descriptive name
for the connection.
•
Network ID
— Select the network ID according to
the destination network you want to access with
the Internet access point. You can rename, and
create new network IDs. Using the correct network
ID ensures that the data traffic is routed directly to
the desired destination network. Especially VPN
(virtual private network) software may restrict
data traffic for a certain destination network.
•
Internet settings type
— Select wireless LAN as the
connection type.
•
Network mode
— Select
Ad hoc
.
•
Network name
— Give the network a name.
•
Security mode
— Select
WEP
if you want to use a
WEP (wired equivalent privacy) key for
authentication.
4. If you selected
WEP
as a security mode, you need to
configure these settings, too.
•
WEP key index
— Select a number for the WEP key.
•
WEP key length
— Select the appropriate key
length. The more bits there are in the key, the
higher the level of security.
•
WEP key type
— Select whether you want to enter
the WEP key data in hexadecimal format (
HEX
) or
in text form (
ASCII
).
•
WEP key data
— Enter the WEP key data. The
number of characters you can enter depends on the
key length you have chosen. For example, keys that
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