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In the Wireless Network Properties screen you may change the name of the WLAN. You may also enter
wireless network encryption keys by checking Network Authentication (Shared mode) or Data encryption.
You may enter up to four keys of length 10 or 25 hexadecimal digits. You may also set one of the four keys as a
default key.
Click on IP Config to set the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway manually instead of obtaining the IP
address automatically through the Dynamic Configuration Host Protocol (DCHP) server. You may also set the
DNS server address settings and WINS address settings.
If the network you are using is a computer-to-computer network or ad hoc network, no access points are used.
You may check the box "This is a computer to computer (ad hoc) network; no access points are used" to enable
this option.
Using the Configuration Utility
On the Configuration Tab click on Refresh to call up all the available WLANs. On the right side of the screen is
a list of Preferred WLANs. These are WLANs that have already been added to the wireless network. Click New
to rename the WLAN and reset its properties. You will see the Wireless Network Properties screen as
displayed previously when you click New. This is also the same screen that will appear when you click
Properties on the right side of the Configuration Tab screen. Click Remove to remove the connection.
On the right side of the screen you may click Move Up to move the selected WLAN up in the order it is displayed
on the Preferred WLANs screen. You
may click Move Down to move the selected WLAN down in the order in which it is displayed.
The Advance button allows the user to set the WLAN type to connect: infrastructure and ad hoc network,
infrastructure network only, or ad hoc network only. You may also automatically connect to non-preferred
networks by checking the option.
When you are done entering the settings and options for the wireless network click on OK, Cancel, or Apply. Ok
places the settings into effect and closes the graphical user interface (GUI). Cancel makes all settings entered
invalid. Apply places the settings entered into effect but does not close the GUI.
Using the Configuration Utility
Under the Status Tab you will find information on the connection state, hardware information, and advanced
state.
Status Tab
for Windows 2000, 98, or ME
for Windows 2000, 98, or ME
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