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Profile Name
You may enter the preferred profile name in this
column.
Network Name (SSID)
The SSID for the current profile.
Ad Hoc
Ad Hoc
Place a check in the check box to enable the Ad Hoc
function. This mode allows wireless-equipped
computers to communicate directly with each other.
No access point is used.
Note
:
Infrastructure
:
The infrastructure allows
wireless and wired networks to communicate
through an access point.
Channel
Select the channel (Channel 1-11) from the
pull-down list.
Wireless Network Security
Network Authentication
The authentication type defines configuration
options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify
identity and access privileges of roaming wireless
network cards.
Select the Network Authentication from the
pull-down list.
Open system
: If the Access Point is using "
Open
System
" authentication, then the wireless adapter
will need to be set to the same authentication type.
Shared Key
:
Shared Key
is when both the sender
and the recipient share a secret key.
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
: In the
Passphrase
field,
enter the key (8~63 characters, case sensitive.) that
you are sharing with the network for the WLAN
connection. By default, the key that you type is
masked with asterisks (*). To view the key that you
entered, check M
ask Key
.
WPA 802.1x /WPA2 802.1x
: Require setting up a
RADIUS sever for authentication, RADIUS server
manager will assign the username and password.