Accessing Wireless Client Security Settings - D-Link DWL-8500AP - AirPremier AG Wireless Switching 108 Dualband Access Point Administrator's Manual

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This appendix describes security setup on a client that uses Microsoft Windows client software
for wireless connectivity. The Windows client software is used as the example because of its
widespread availability on Windows computers and laptops. These procedures will vary
slightly if you use different software on the client, but the configuration information you need
to provide is the same.
Before you start to configure wireless clients, make sure that the software on the wireless
clients is current. Software updates for wireless clients might include service packs, patches,
and new releases of drivers and other supporting technologies. A common problem
encountered in client security setup is not having the right driver or updates to it on the client.
Even many client cards currently available do not ship from the factory with the latest drivers.

Accessing Wireless Client Security Settings

The procedures in this section describe how to access the wireless security settings on a
Microsoft Windows XP system and might not apply to all wireless clients, even if they are
running Microsoft Windows. You can use the following procedures to access the security
settings dialogue:
1. Open the Wireless Network Connection Properties.
From the wireless connection icon on the Windows task bar:
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From the Windows Start menu at the left end of the task bar:
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wireless client will be disassociated and you will lose connectivity to the AP
Administration Web pages. In some cases, you may need to make additional changes
to the AP security settings before you configure the client. Therefore, you must have a
backup Ethernet (wired) connection.
Right-click on the Wireless connection icon in your Windows task bar and select View
available wireless networks.
Select the SSID of the network to which you want to connect and click Advanced to
open the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog.
From the Windows Start menu on the task bar, choose Start > My Network Places to
bring up the Network Connections window.
From the Network Tasks menu on the left, click View Network Connections to bring
up the Network Connections window.
Select the Wireless Network Connection you want to configure, right-mouse click and
choose View available wireless networks.
Select the SSID of the network to which you want to connect and click Advanced to
bring up the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog.
The Wireless Networks tab (which should be automatically displayed) lists Available
networks and Preferred networks.