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Enterprise Security: Configure Profiles for Device to Device (Ad Hoc)
Networks
Set up a Client with Open Network Authentication and No (None) Data Encryption
When Open authentication is used, any wireless station can request authentication. The station that needs to
authenticate with another wireless station sends an authentication management frame that contains the identity
of the sending station. The receiving station grants any request for authentication. Open authentication allows
any device network access. If no encryption is enabled on the network, any device that knows the SSID can gain
access to the network.
In Device to Device (ad hoc) mode, wireless computers send information directly to other wireless computers.
You can use ad hoc mode to network multiple computers in a home or small office, or to set up a temporary
wireless network for a meeting.
1. On the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless main window, select one of the following methods to connect to a device
to device network:
● Double-click a Device to Device (ad hoc) network in the Wireless Networks list.
● Select a Device to Device (ad hoc) network in the Wireless Networks list. Click Connect. The Intel
PROSet/Wireless software automatically detects the security settings for the wireless adapter.
NOTE: Device to Device (ad hoc) networks are identified with a notebook image (
) in the Wireless
Networks and Profiles list.
❍ Authentication:
■ If no authentication is required, the network connects without a prompt to enter any log-on
credentials. Any wireless device with the correct network name (SSID) is able to associate
with the network devices.
■ If Data Encryption is required, select WEP. You are asked to select either a 64-bit or 128-bit
encryption level Security Password (Encryption Key) and a Key Index. These values must
match the various devices in your ad hoc network, or data is not transferred.
NOTE: If you need to edit or change the wireless network settings, refer to
Profile Management for
more information.
To create a profile for a wireless network connection with no encryption:
1. Click Profiles on the Intel PROSet/Wireless main window.
2. On the Profile page, click Add to open the Create Wireless Profile General Settings.