Edimax Technology EW-7326Ig - Manual (Page 17)

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3.4.1 Configure the Profile
Parameter Description
Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different
networks.
Network Name (SSID) The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique
name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional
merging of two co-located WLANs.
You may specify a SSID for the card and then only the device with
the same SSID can interconnect to the card.
This is a computer-to-computer (ad There are two kinds of network type described as follows.
hoc) network; wireless access
points are not used.
Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of an
802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access
Point or Router.
Ad Hoc – Connect to another wireless card in the Wireless LAN
network without through an Access Point or Router.
If this item is selected, the card will work in Ad Hoc mode.
Channel This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number
of the radio channel used for the networking. The channel setting
should be the same with the network you are connecting to.