Linksys WPC54A Network Card User Manual


 
Wireless PC Card
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4. If you click on the New or Edit button, the screen in Figure 7-5 will
appear. You can enter a name for a new profile and change any of the set-
tings on this page.
Under the Network Type, you may choose either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc.
Infrastructure mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired
network that employs an access point, while the Ad-Hoc mode allows wire-
less-to-wireless, peer-to-peer communication. If you choose
Infrastructure, the SSID should have the same name as the Access Point.
If you choose Ad-Hoc, all clients should share the same SSID name. Click
the Apply button to save the settings or click on the Advanced button for
your WEP encryption settings.
Figure 7-5
Note: In order to enable WEP encryption, hexadeci-
mal values, which are the letters “A” through “F”
and the numbers “0” through “9”, must be entered.
Instant Wireless
TM
Series
2. The screen in Figure 7-3 shows you any available wireless device for net-
work connection. Select the wireless device, and click the Connect button
to connect or the Refresh button to search for more wireless devices.
Attempt Auto-Connect to ANY network in range will connect you to the
closest network within range. Click the X (Close) button in the upper right
corner to close
the WLAN
Monitor or
click the
Profile
Setting button
to continue.
3. When the screen in Figure 7-4 appears, click on the New button to create a
new profile or select a Profile and click on the Edit button to change an
existing profile or Click on the Delete button to delete a profile. Select a
profile and click the Connect button to connect.
Figure 7-3
Figure 7-4