3Com 3CRWE62092A User Manual - page 32
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4: S
ETTING
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IRELESS
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LIENT
C
ONFIGURATION
4 Select a security setting.
You can select No Security (Open System) or 40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi). If you select
40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi), enter the required encryption information. (For details
on encryption settings, see “40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi) Encryption Settings”.)
This security setting only applies to this ad hoc network and only affects the
transmissions among the participating ad hoc clients. It does not affect security
settings for communication with access points.
5 Select the performance mode.
If only 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN clients will be participating in the ad hoc
network session, click the Enhanced radio button. If clients from other
manufacturers will be participating, click the Wi-Fi interoperable radio button.
6 Click OK.
Joining an Ad Hoc
Network Session
The TCP/IP or NetBEUI protocol settings of clients participating in an ad hoc
network session must match. For example, TCP/IP must be configured on the same
subnet and NetBEUI must be configured with the same workgroup.
After a client has started an ad hoc network session, other clients may join it
as follows:
1 In the Windows system tray, click the 3Com icon to display the
3Com WLAN Launcher.
If the 3Com WLAN Launcher is not already running, you can start it from the
Windows Start menu. Select Start/Programs/3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN/3Com
WLAN Launcher.
2 In WLAN Launcher, click the Computer icon.
3 In the Ad-hoc Network Login window, select the network name of the ad hoc
session you are joining from the drop-down list.
4 Set your security to match that of the client that started the ad hoc session.
5 Set the performance mode to match that of the client that started the ad hoc
session.
6 Click OK.
Ending an Ad Hoc
Network Session
There are two ways to end an ad hoc network session and reassociate with an
access point:
n
Right-click the 3Com icon in the Windows system tray and select
End Ad Hoc/Connect to AP from the menu.
n
Display the WLAN Launcher and click the Access Point icon.