Setting Up A Computer-To-Computer (Ad Hoc) Profile - NETGEAR WAG511 - 802.11a/b/g Dual Band Wireless PC Card User Manual

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Setting up a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Profile

The Computer-to-Computer setting uses Ad Hoc mode. Ad Hoc mode is an 802.11 networking
framework in which devices or computers communicate directly with each other, without an
access point. For example, this mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with
file and print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly between them.
Note: Ad Hoc mode does not work with DHCP. Ad Hoc mode requires static IP addresses
(such as
on a Windows PC, see the PC Networking Tutorial on the NETGEAR CD.
To create an Ad Hoc mode profile:
1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wireless Utility. The Settings page opens.
Figure 2-4
2. Enter the profile name, Network Name (SSID), select Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc), and
then click Apply.
3. Click the Save Profile button, and then click Apply. Click Close to exit the Smart Wireless
Utility, or Cancel to return to the previous settings.
4. Configure each computer with either a static IP address or with the IPX protocol, and then
restart the computers.
Note: For instructions on configuring static IP addresses, refer to the networking
tutorial on your NETGEAR CD.
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or the IPX protocol. For help setting up static IP addresses
192.168.0.1)
v4.0, March 2007