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Connecting Two WLAN Parties Directly (Ad-hoc Mode)

FRITZ!WLAN control software: ready for ad-hoc connections

Participating in an Ad-hoc Network

Perform the following steps to offer other parties an ad-hoc

connection:

Open the FRITZ!WLAN control software on all of the

computers to be connected to the ad-hoc network. To

do this, double-click the FRITZ!WLAN icon in the notifi-

cation area of the task bar.

Click the "Find" button to search for WLAN devices at

your location.

An ad-hoc network for direct connections is designated

by the ad-hoc icon in the "Find and Select WLAN De-

vice" window.

Select the desired ad-hoc party in the list of WLAN de-

vices found. Then click the "Apply" button.

Next, enter the shared WLAN key in the "Ad-hoc Net-

work" window and confirm your entry by clicking "OK".

See the encryption instructions in the section "Encryp-

tion" on page 27.

The ad-hoc network is displayed on the FRITZ!WLAN

console as a known device and the WLAN connection is

established.

The process of automatically assigning IP addresses can

take up to three minutes and is signaled by a flashing IP traf-

fic light on the user console. Automatic IP address assign-

ments work the same way in all Windows versions

(Windows XP,

Windows 98 SE).

FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick – 3 The FRITZ!WLAN Control Software

Windows Me,

Windows 2000

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