Planet Technology Wireless USB Adapter WNL-U553 - Manual (Page 12)

3-2 Configuration
This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the Access Point with the
minimum amount of effort to implement a secure wireless network environment.
Profile Name:
Shows the Profile Name.
SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients in a wireless
network. The SSID must be identical for each client in the wireless network.
Wireless Mode: There are two modes available for selection
● Infrastructure – to establish wireless communication with the LAN and other
wireless clients through the use of Access Points.
● Ad-Hoc – to establish point-to-point wireless communication directly with other
wireless client devices.
Authtication: The following options are available: Open System, Shared Key, WPA-PSK,
WPA2-PSK, WPA EAP-TLS, WPA2 EPA-TLS. Select Open System, Shared Key for
WEP data encryption feature.
Open System or Shared Key
Open System and Shared Key require the user to set a WEP key to exchange data with
other wireless clients that have the same WEP key.