For example, let’s say you have a small home network to
which you want to be able to switch quickly when you arrive
home. Give the profile the name “Home”:
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Then enter the following settings:
•
SSID
– Select or type in the network name. In the
example above, the SSID is
Home
.
•
Power Saving Mode
– Select the radio button for either:
o
CAM
(Constantly Awake Mode) or
o
Power Saving Mode
•
Network Type
– From the drop-down list, select either
Infrastructure
or
Ad Hoc
(802.11)
.
•
Ad Hoc channel
– (Note: You will only need to follow
this section for the Ad Hoc channel if you selected the
Ad Hoc network type.) From the drop-down list, select
the channel used by the other device(s) in the network. If
you are setting up the first computer in the network,
select a channel.
Also, to avoid interference, it is desirable to have a 5-
channel difference between your channel and the
channel being used by another network within range.
If you are unsure of which channel to use, select
Channel 6.
•
Enable Security
by selecting the
Authentication &
Security
tab. Then, from the menu, select the type of
security you wish to enable.
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