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Wireless network setup

The Confirm Wireless Network Settings window appears. Click the

• Enter the wireless Network Name: Enter the SSID name you want (SSID

settings and click Next.

is case-sensitive).

• Operation Mode: Select ad hoc.

• Channel: Select the channel. (Auto Setting or 2412 MHz to 2467 MHz).

• Authentication: Select an authentication type.

Open System: Authentication is not used, and encryption may or may

not be used, depending on the need for data security.

Shared Key: Authentication is used. A device that has a proper WEP key

can access the network.

• Encryption: Select the encryption (None, WEP64, WEP128).

• Network Key: Enter the encryption network key value.

• Confirm Network Key: Confirm the encryption network key value.

• WEP Key Index: If you are using WEP Encryption, select the appropriate

WEP Key Index.

The wireless network security window appears when the ad hoc network

If you want to change TCP/IP settings, click Change TCP/IP

has security setting.

Before entering the IP address for the machine, you must know the

The wireless network security window appears. Select Open System or

computer’s network configuration information. If the computer’s network

Shared Key for the authentication and click Next.

configuration is set to DHCP, the wireless network setting should also be

DHCP. Likewise, if the computer’s network configuration is set to Static, the

• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a security protocol preventing

wireless network setting should also be Static.

unauthorized access to your wireless network. WEP encrypts the data

portion of each packet exchanged on a wireless network using a 64-bit

If your computer is set to DHCP and you want to use the Static wireless

or 128-bit WEP encryption key.

network setting, you must contact the network administrator to get the

static IP address.

• Receive IP address automatically (DHCP)

2. Using a Network-Connected Machine

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