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Encryption
– Provides WEP security control.
Advanced
– Allows you to configure the advanced settings.
Version
– Shows the version information.
Monitor
When you open the wireless USB utility, the information window for the
SMC2664W is shown as in the figure below. The “Monitor” page shows
the network status of the wireless adapter.
Click
Modify
to configure the “Operating Mode,” “Channel,” “SSID” and
“Tx Rate.” After configuration, click
Apply
to save the changes.
Operating Mode
– Set the station operation mode to “802.11 Ad Hoc”
for network configurations that do not have an access point, or to
“Infrastructure” for configurations with an access point (“Infrastructure”
is the default setting.)
Channel
– If you are setting up an ad hoc wireless LAN (see page 38), set
the channel number to the same radio channel as that used by the other