Connecting to the Internet 45
To connect to an Access Point:
To connect to an access point or existing computer-to-computer (Ad Hoc) network,
refer to the following procedures. (To create a new computer-to-computer network,
refer to the following
"
To create computer-to-computer (Ad Hoc) network
"
section.)
1.
Click
Scan
in the
Networks
tab.
2.
Select the name of desired access point or computer-to-computer network to
connect from the searched available networks list, and click
Connect
.
If your desired network does not appear, click
Refresh
.
An access point is represented by the (
) icon, and a computer-to-computer
network is represented by the (
) icon. An (
) icon is displayed in front of
an access point or a computer-to-computer network with configured security
settings.
3.
Select "Yes, create a profile for this Network.", and click
OK
.
4.
Enter
Profile Name
and click
Next
.
5.
Enter the
network authentication
,
data encryption (WEP)
,
key index
, and
password
configured for the target access point or computer-to-computer network
in the Security Settings window, and click
Finish
.
The network authentication, data encryption (WEP), key index, and password
of a access point are configured in the access point management program.
For information on the security information, check the security settings of the
access point or ask your wireless network administrator.
To connect to an existing computer-to-computer (Ad Hoc) network, enter the
password configured when creating the computer-to-computer network for the
first time. You do not need to enter network authentication or key index.
Security Settings
-
Network authentication
: Network authentication has two options of Open
System and Shared Key. If you select Open, no authentication procedure is
used. If you select Shared, the WEP key is used as the authentication
procedure. The default option setting is Open.
