3-2-2 Connect to an Access Point
There are two kinds of wireless connection mode: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc.
Infrastructure mode
is used by wireless access points, which is able to establish wireless
connection for you and other wireless / wired network clients.
Ad-Hoc mode
is also know as ‘point-to-point’ mode, and in this mode, wireless devices such
as computer or PDA will not be capable to establish wireless connection with more than one
wireless device, and is suitable for establishing a one-to-one wireless connection between two
wireless devices.
Before you can connect to any wireless access point or device by infrastructure or Ad-Hoc
mode, there two things you must know:
a. Wireless device’s ‘SSID’ (Service Set IDentifier, someone will call it ‘access point’s
name’).
You can scan for the SSID of other wireless devices nearby, but if the SSID of the
wireless device you wish to connect is hidden, you must know exact SSID before you
can establish connection with it.
b. If the wireless device you wish to connect uses encryption, you must know its
encryption key.
Please launch Ralink setup utility and it will scan for wireless access points near by:
Scan results will be displayed here, please check if the wireless device (access point or
another computer) with the SSID you wish to connect is shown here.
Scan result includes 6 types of information, they are:
A B
C
D
E
Parameter Description
A
The SSID (Service Set Identifier) of wireless device. If nothing is displayed here, it
means the SSID of this wireless device is hidden.
