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Appendix C Windows Wireless Management
NWD271N User’s Guide
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Make sure all the wireless clients on your ad-hoc network can support the type
of security you select.
4
Enter the Security key/Passphrase . Everybody on the network must enter this key in
their computer’s wireless client in order to access the network. If you want to see the
characters you entered, select the
Display characters box. Otherwise, leave it empty
(dots display instead of the characters).
5
If you will use this ad-hoc network again, select the Save this network box. If you do
this, the next time you click Start > Connect to , you can select the network from the list.
6
Click Next . The following screen displays.
Figure 85 Vista: Ad-hoc Network Ready
7 If you want to share files with other computers on the ad-hoc network, or let other
computers use your Internet connection, click the
Network and Sharing Center link.
Otherwise, click Close .
Windows XP
Be sure you have the Windows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer. Otherwise, you
should at least have the Windows XP service pack 1 already on your computer and download
the support patch for WPA from the Microsoft web site.
Windows XP SP2 screen shots are shown unless otherwise specified. Click the help icon ( )
in most screens, move the cursor to the item that you want the information about and click to
view the help.
Activating Wireless Zero Configuration
1 Click Start > Control Panel and double-click Network Connections .