Establishing A Wireless Connection - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 System Administration Manual

17.7. Establishing a Wireless Connection

Wireless Ethernet devices are becoming increasingly popular. The configuration is similar to the
Ethernet configuration except that it allows you to configure settings such as the SSID and key for the
wireless device.
To add a wireless Ethernet connection, follow these steps:
1. Click the Devices tab.
2. Click the New button on the toolbar.
3. Select Wireless connection from the Device Type list and click Forward.
4. If you have already added the wireless network interface card to the hardware list, select it from
the Wireless card list. Otherwise, select Other Wireless Card to add the hardware device.
Note
The installation program usually detects supported wireless Ethernet devices and
prompts you to configure them. If you configured them during the installation, they are
displayed in the hardware list on the Hardware tab.
5. If you selected Other Wireless Card, the Select Ethernet Adapter window appears. Select the
manufacturer and model of the Ethernet card and the device. If this is the first Ethernet card for
the system, select eth0; if this is the second Ethernet card for the system, select eth1 (and so
on). The Network Administration Tool also allows the user to configure the resources for the
wireless network interface card. Click Forward to continue.
6. On the Configure Wireless Connection page as shown in
configure the settings for the wireless device.
Establishing a Wireless Connection
Figure 17.12, "Wireless Settings",
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