D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWA-520 Manual page 14

Using the Configuration Utility (continued)
After you have configured
the network through the
Site Survey section of
the D-Link AirPlus Utility,
you can make minor
adjustments and check
on settings in this
Configuration screen.
For a complete
explanation of the
configuration of a
network, please refer
to the Site Survey
section in this
chapter.
SSID:
Service Set Identifier is a name that identifies a wireless network. Access Points and
wireless devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)
must use the same SSID. The default setting is default.
Wireless Mode:
Click on the pull-down menu; select from the following options:
Infrastructure - connecting to the WLAN using an Access Point. (This is the default
setting).
Ad-Hoc – wireless mode used when connecting directly to a computer equipped
with a wireless adapter in a peer-to-peer environment.
Data Encryption:
Select Enabled or Disabled.
Authentication:
Choose one of the following modes:
Open Authentication – the DWA-520 is visible to all devices on the network
Shared Authentication – allows communication only with other devices with
identical WEP settings
WPA/WPA2 – Wi-Fi Protected Access which authorizes and identifies users
based on a secret key that changes automatically at a regular interval.(A RADIUS
Server is required for this mode.)
WPA/WPA2-PSK - WPA/WPA2 Pre-Shared Key mode ensures that the DWL
G520 will obtain a new security key every time it connects to the 802.11 network.
(A RADIUS Server is not required for this mode.)
Configuration
D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G Utility
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