PENTAGRAM horNet Wi-Fi USB (P 6132-10)
Wireless Network Properties Window
This window allows you to configure network properties which will be stored in profile.
General options
Profile Name – enter a name to identify your profile.
SSID – enter a network Service Set IDentifier (SSID). If SSID Broadcast function of AP is
disabled, SSID must be entered by hand. SSID is case sensitive, which means that pentagram
and Pentagram are two different networks.
This is a computer-to-computer(ad hoc)… – select this field if network you wish to connect to is
a Ad Hoc type network (point-point (peer-to-peer) with another adapter without Access Point).
Channel – Select the channel to be used when establishing an Ad hoc network.
Wireless network security frame
This frame contains all Authentication and Encryption settings. All information can be obtained
from wireless network administrator. Appearance of this frame depends on options selected
from Network Authentication and Data encryption lists.
Network Authentication – method to authenticate wireless stations:
• Open System – with this method, every wireless station can request authentication. If open
network uses WEP encryption, you may need to input WEP key in order to connect to this
network.
• Shared – with this authentication, the station requesting authentication must provide a
secret WEP key (which can be obtained from the network administrator) using a secure
channel (independent of the 802.11 wireless communications channel).
• WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK – station requesting authentication must provide a WPA Preshared
Key. AES or TKIP are used for encryption.
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