SoniqCast AireoTM - Manual (Page 27)

Aireo User Guide
Enabling WEP on Your Player
This procedure is only required if you enabled WEP in step 7 of Configuring the Laptop
for Ad Hoc Networking .
1. Perform the steps described in Adding a Wireless Network To Your Player from
the SoniqSync Host .
Making a Wireless Ad Hoc Connection from Aireo to SoniqSync on your
Laptop
The following steps must be performed on your Aireo.
1. Connect your Aireo to your laptop. See Making a Wireless Connection to
SoniqSync for more information.
Adding a Wireless Network To Your Player from the SoniqSync Host
This procedure defines a wireless configuration and saves it to the player. It is only
required if you want to use Aireo on a WEP enabled network. Note that the player must
be On-line before you start this procedure. See
Making a Wireless Connection to
SoniqSync for more information.
1. If there is more than one player listed as On-Line on the SoniqSync dialog, select
the player that you want to add a wireless network to.
2. Click the Preferences button. The SoniqSync Player Preferences dialog
appears.
3. Click the Add button. The SoniqSync - Add Wireless Network dialog appears.
4. Enter the Network name (SSID).
5. Select Data encryption (WEP enabled).
6. Enter the network key in the Network Key field.
7. Re-enter the network key in the Confirm network key field.
8. (Optional) Select a key index to be associated with network key in the Key index
(advanced) field.
When configuring a 128 bit WEP, some access points do not allow specification
of a key index. In this case, the key index for Aireo should be index 1.
9. If this is an ad hoc network, select: This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc)
network; wireless access point are not used.
10. Click the TCP/IP Configuration tab.
11. Select the appropriate option:
• Obtain an IP address automatically - Indicates SoniqSync will grab an
IP address using DHCP to communicate with the player.
• Use the following IP address - Indicates SoniqSync will use IP
information specified in the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway
fields. If you select this option, provide the appropriate IP information.
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