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Configuring with the wlan utility (ad hoc), Chapter 2 - installation – Asus WL-169gE User Manual

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Chapter 2 - Installation

Chapter 2 Installation

Configuring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc)

The WLAN card supports Ad Hoc mode which allows communication between

wireless stations without an AP.

2. Click the

Config button to set the WLAN

Card to

Ad Hoc connection mode, Set the

SSID to that of the target Ad Hoc node,

then select a

Channel on which the Ad Hoc

nodes are to communicate.

3. Click the

Survey button to scan for the Ad

Hoc nodes. Select the node you want to

communicate with and press

Connect.

4. If the encryption settings of your WLAN

Card are different from those of the other

Ad Hoc nodes, you are prompted to make

the encryption of the two nodes identical.

Click

Apply to activate the settings.

1. Right-click the wireless connection icon

and select

Wireless Settings.

5. Check the

Status page to see the association

state. If connection is established, the box

shows “Connected - xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.

6. Check the

Connection tab to see the

signal strength. Click

OK to exit the utility.