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It is also possible to use the TKIP or AES
security protocols. These are selected as
follows:
1. Double-click on the
“Realtek 802.11b
Wireless Adapter”
icon in the notifica-
tion area at the bottom right corner of
the taskbar.
2. Click the
“Advanced”
button.
”Advanced Config”
. Click
“Advanced
Config”
.
3. In the
“Encryption Algorithm”
field,
select the desired security protocol.
TKIP and AES are set up in the same way as
WEP
NB:
Your wireless router/access point must
also be configured for WEP (or TKIP or AES)
in order to restrict access to the network. If
necessary, refer to the instructions for the
router/access point to find out how to do
this.
Configuring a peer-to-peer wire-
less network
As with wired network cards, two wireless
network cards can also be connected di-
rectly to each other.
If you wish to connect more than two net-
work cards, you need an access point.
Peer-to-peer connections require the two
wireless network cards to have fixed IP
addresses (see next section).
Before a connection can be established, the
wireless network must be configured as
peer-to-peer.
1. Double-click on the
“Realtek 802.11b
Wireless Adapter”
icon in the notifica-
tion area at the bottom right corner of
the taskbar.
2. Click the
“Advanced”
button.Click
“Add”
.
3. In the
“Network Name(SSID)”
field,
enter the desired name for this profile.
4. Check the
“This is a computer-to-
computer (ad hoc) network…”
checkbox.
Click
“OK”
.
5. Repeat this on the other computer.
6. If one of the wireless network cards has
been allocated a valid IP address (see
next section:
“TCP/IP protocol”
), the
other wireless network card can be
registered by clicking
“Advanced”
in
the
“Realtek 802.11b Wireless
Adapter”
tool (see section
“Connecting
to a wireless network”
on page 4).
7. A connection is now established between
the two computers. Click
“EXIT”
to
return to the desktop.
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