Using Your Wireless Usb Adapter; Access Your Wireless Network Manager Program; Wireless Network Manager Program Tabs; Configuration Tab - Philips SNU5600/00 User Manual

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Using your Wireless USB adapter

4.1 Access your wireless network manager program

Double click on the tray icon in the right corner of your screen or
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on the Philips Wireless Network Manager icon on your desktop
• You will access your wireless network settings

4.2 Wireless Network Manager program tabs

The Philips Wireless Network Manager program has five main tabs with
information and settings.
Note
The Wireless On/Off button appears on the bottom of every tab to give
you control over enabling and disabling the wireless link.

4.2.1 Configuration tab

The Configuration tab lets you manage your profiles, and gives you
access to your wireless network and encryption settings.
Select Profile - A profile is a set of all parameters needed for a
particular wireless connection. If you want to change between wireless
networks, you can simply switch from one saved profile to the other.
Use the New, Save and Delete buttons to manage your profiles.
Auto Save Profile On/Off
When Auto profile is On, the New profile and Save profile buttons
will be disabled. After you Apply Change a profile will automatically
be created with your network settings.
The Configuration tab contains three sub-tabs : Common, Security
and Auto Config.
Using your Wireless USB Adapter
Sub-tab Common :
Network Name - Input a wireless network name for the wireless
network to which you want to connect. Alternatively, use the Site
Survey tab to choose from the list of available Network Names.
(Default : philips_install)
Operating Mode - Set the operation mode to Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer)
for network configurations that do not have a Wireless Router, and to
Infrastructure for configurations with a Wireless Router. (Infrastructure
is the default setting.)
Transmit Rate - Auto will automatically negotiate the highest possible
wireless network speed. Or set a lower speed manually. Lower speeds
will give better range.
Channel - The Channel can only be set when the Operating Mode is
set to Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer). If you are setting up an Ad Hoc wireless
network, set the channel number to the same radio channel as that used
by the other wireless devices in your group. However, if you are
connecting to a network via a Router, then the channel is automatically
set to the channel of the Router to which the adapter connects.
Power Save - Click the box if you want to use power management to
reduce your portable computer's consumption of battery power and
still keep the computer available for immediate use.
Note
All computers and wireless network devices in the same network
should have the same Network Name (SSID) and the same encryption
key for wireless security. In Ad Hoc mode, you must also specify the
same radio channel for all wireless devices.
Sub-tab Security :
First, click the Security ON/OFF button to enable or disable wireless
security.
Authentication Type - Choose WEP, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
depending on the type of wireless security in the rest of your wireless
network.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WiFi Protected Access
(WPA/WPA2) are implemented in the adapter to prevent
unauthorized access to your wireless network.
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