AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick Installation, Configuration And Operation page 18

Connecting Two WLAN Parties Directly (Ad-hoc Mode)
18 FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick – 3 The FRITZ!WLAN Control Software
4. Enter the key of the access point in the "WLAN key"
field and click "OK". The access point is displayed in
FRITZ!WLAN as a known WLAN device and a connection
to the device is established automatically.
The WLAN key for an AVM WLAN Access Point is printed
on the base of the device and on the CD jewel case.
Connecting Two WLAN Parties Directly (Ad-hoc
Mode)
Offering an Ad-hoc Connection
Work through the following steps to offer other WLAN parties
an ad-hoc connection:
1. Double-click the FRITZ!WLAN program icon in the notifi-
cation area of the task bar.
The FRITZ!WLAN console opens.
2. Select the "Create Ad-hoc Network" command in the
context menu of the WLAN remote site. The "Ad-hoc
Network" window opens.
3. One ad-hoc network has already been configured, only
a WLAN key must be defined to complete its settings.
All WLAN users must enter this key to make a direct con-
nection.
See the encryption instructions in the section "Encryp-
tion" on page 27.
Click the "Edit" button to adjust the preconfigured set-
tings as desired.
4. Confirm with "OK".
The ad-hoc network is now ready for operation and awaits
other WLAN users. In the FRITZ!WLAN control software, yel-
low waves in the ad-hoc network icon indicate that it is ready
to establish ad-hoc connections.