Connecting to the Internet 43
Using a wireless network with the wireless LAN setup
program.(for an 11b card)
For operating systems other than Windows XP, the installation of the wireless LAN
setup program and the configuration of the wireless network environment are required.
For an 11g card, see (p 45).
To use a wireless network, complete the following procedures.
•
Step1. Install the Client Manager program.
•
Step2.
Construct a wireless network.
To connect to a peer-to-peer wireless network, complete the following
procedures on both target computers.
Step 1. Installing the Client Manager Program
Install the “Client Manager” program from the System Software CD to the computers
to be connected to the network.
Step 2. Constructing a Wireless Network
1.
Double-click the
wireless LAN program
(
) icon on the Taskbar.
(Or, click
Start > Programs > Wireless LAN > Client Manager)
2.
In the Action menu, click on
Add / Edit Preferred Profiles
.
3.
Select a Network Name from the Available networks list and then click
Edit
.
When a network does not appear, click on
Refresh.
An access point is represented by the (
) icon and a peer-to-peer wireless
network is reepresented by the (
) icon.
4.
In the Wireless Network Properties window, enter the name in the Profile Name
field.
5.
When an encryption key is configured for an access point or peer-to-peer network,
select
Enable Encryption
in the wireless network key (WEP) field, enter the
corresponding encryption key and then click
OK
.
