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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide
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3 When you have finished filling in the fields, click Next. the following screen displays.
Figure 76 Vista: Successfully Added Network
4 If you want to make any changes to the settings you just configured, click Change
connection settings. Otherwise, click Connect to.... In the window that displays,
double-click the new network’s name to connect to the network.
Setting Up An Ad-Hoc Network
Take the following steps to set up a wireless connection between two computers in Windows
Vista.
Encryption type Select the type of encryption used by the network.
When you use WEP or 802.1x, WEP displays.
When you use a WPA mode (WPA(2)-Personal or WPA(2)-Enterprise)
you can choose AES or TKIP (if supported by your computer’s wireless
client).
Security Key /
Passphrase
If your network uses WEP or WPA(2)-Personal security, enter the key
here.
Display Characters Select this if you do not want the security key characters to be hidden.
Start this connection
automatically
Select this box if you always want to try to connect to this network at
startup. If you leave this box unchecked, you will need to connect manually
each time.
Connect even if the
network is not
broadcasting
Select this box if you always want to try to connect to this network at
startup, even if the network is not broadcasting its SSID. The warning in
this field refers to the fact that if you do this, your computer sends out probe
request packets, which contain the network’s SSID and could be used by
an attacker to access the network.
Next Click this to save your settings and move on to the next page.
Cancel Click this to stop setting up your network.
Table 28 Vista: Connect Manually
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