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17 | Getting Started | Setup the VCI for Ad-Hoc Wireless Communication
10. If you are within range of your wireless access point:
Select the "Select from available network list" radio
button.
11. Click Refresh to cause the VCI to search for wireless
network signals. The detected networks are displayed
in the Network Name box.
12. Select a network from the list.
10. Select from
available list
11. Click Refresh
13. Click
Configure
13. Click Configure.
14. Enter the security settings and password that are
required by your network.
15. Click Next>.
14. Enter Security settings 15. Click Next
and password
16. Click Yes to reconfigure your VCI, or if you want to
start over select No.
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16. Click Yes
17. Click OK. If you unplug the VCI from the PC or remove
power from the VCI during the update process, you
may have to recover the VCI. Refer to Recover VCI
Tester Software.
18. VCI Configuration in Process will flash during the
update process.
Flashing
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19. VCI Configuration Complete will be displayed briefly
when the update process is finished.
20. Select the Properties tab to verify that the VCI is
configured correctly.
20. Select
Properties
21. Record or print your settings as they are displayed on
the Properties tab for future reference.
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Setup Your PC for Ad-Hoc Communication

Figure 2-7. PC Ad-Hoc Wireless
Now that your VCI is properly configured for ad-hoc
communication, you will need to create a peer-to-peer
network with your computer using the wireless USB
adapter.
1. From the Windows Task Bar, find and double-click the
wireless icon and ensure that Wireless LAN is ON and
enabled.
1. double-click
2. Next, also from the Windows Task Bar, find and
double-click the wireless icon.
2. double-click
3. The wireless dialog will open, displaying a list of all
wireless networks found in your area. These are SSIDs
(Service Set Identifiers) used to identify the different
available networks. Don't worry about the technical
aspects of this. You just need to find and click the one
for your VCI. To make it easy, the correct SSID is
identified in the dialog box by the serial number of
your VCI.
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