Figure 6-16: Wireless Network For New Profile; Figure 6-17: Wireless Mode For New Profile - Linksys WPC55AG User Manual

Dual-Band Wireless A+G Notebook Adapter
4. The Wireless Network screen will appear. Select 2.4GHz or 5GHz if you will connect to 802.11a or 802.11g
networks. Select 5GHz only if you will only connect to 802.11a networks. Select 2.4GHz only if you will only
connect to 802.11g networks. Click the Next button.
5. The Wireless Mode screen shows a choice of two wireless modes. Click the Infrastructure Mode radio
button if you want your wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired network via a
wireless access point. Click the Ad-Hoc Mode radio button if you want multiple wireless computers to
communicate directly with each other. Enter the SSID for your network.
Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
Infrastructure Mode - This mode allows wireless and wired networks to communicate through an access
point.
Ad-Hoc Mode - This mode allows wireless-equipped computers to communicate directly with each other. No
access point is used.
SSID - This is the network name that must be used for all the devices in your wireless network. It is case-
sensitive and should be a unique name to help prevent others from entering your network.
Chapter 6: Using the Wireless Network Monitor
Creating a New Profile

Figure 6-16: Wireless Network for New Profile

Figure 6-17: Wireless Mode for New Profile

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