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WLAN network name

— Select

Enter manually

or

Search for networks

. If you select an existing network,

WLAN network mode and WLAN security mode are

determined by the settings of its access point device.

Network status

— Define whether the network name is

displayed.

WLAN network mode

— Select

Ad-hoc

to create an ad

hoc network and to allow devices to send and receive data

directly; a WLAN access point device is not needed. In an

ad hoc network, all devices must use the same WLAN

network name.

WLAN security mode

— Select the encryption used:

WEP

,

802.1x

(not for ad hoc networks), or

WPA/WPA2

. If

you select

Open network

, no encryption is used. The WEP,

802.1x, and WPA functions can be used only if the network

supports them.

Homepage

— Enter the web address of the starting page.

Use access point

— Select

After confirmation

if you

want the device to ask for confirmation before the

connection using this access point is created or

Automatically

if you want the device to connect to the

destination using this access point automatically.

To enter the settings for the selected security mode, select

WLAN security settings

.

Security settings for WEP

WEP key in use

— Select the wired equivalent privacy

(WEP) key number. You can create up to four WEP keys. The

same settings must be entered on the WLAN access point

device.

Authentication type

— Select

Open

or

Shared

for the

authentication type between your device and the WLAN

access point device.

WEP key settings

— Enter

WEP encryption

(length of

the key),

WEP key format

(

ASCII

or

Hexadecimal

), and

WEP key

(the WEP key data in the selected format).

Security settings for 802.1x and WPA/WPA2

WPA/WPA2

— Select the means of authentication:

EAP

to use an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) plug-in,

or

Pre-shared key

to use a password.

Complete the appropriate settings:

EAP plug-in settings

— Enter the settings according

to the instructions from your service provider.

Pre-shared key

— Enter a password. The same

password must be entered on the WLAN access point

device.

WPA2 only mode

— Only WPA2 enabled devices are

allowed to establish a connection in this mode.

Advanced WLAN settings

Select

Options

>

Advanced settings

and from the

following:

IPv4 settings

— Enter the IP address of your device, the

subnet IP address, the default gateway, and the IP

addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers.

Contact your internet service provider for these addresses.

IPv6 settings

— Define the type of DNS address.

Ad-hoc channel

(only for

Ad-hoc

) — To enter a channel

number (1-11) manually, select

User defined

.

Connectivity

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