3Com 3CRWE62092A User Manual

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4 SETTING THE WIRELESS CLIENTCONFIGURATIONChanging Networkand Security SettingsYou can change security and network settings for the wireless client in theNetwork/Security tab.1 In the Windows system tray, click the 3Com icon to display the3Com WLAN Launcher.If the 3Com WLAN Launcher is not already running, you can start it from theWindows Start menu. Select Start/Programs/3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN/3ComWLAN Launcher.2 In WLAN Launcher, click the Padlock icon.In the top half of the Security/Network tab, you can change settings for an accesspoint network. In the lower half of the tab, you can configure settings for anad hoc network.3 To configure settings for an access point network, see “Network Settings” and“Security Settings”.To configure settings for an ad hoc network, click Start Ad hoc. See “Setting up anAd Hoc Network”.4 If your selection requires encryption key settings, click Encryption Key Settingsand enter the encryption key settings in the next window. (Ask your networkadministrator for the encryption settings.) See “40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi)Encryption Settings” and “128-bit Shared Key (WiFi) Encryption Settings”.Network Settings Network settings determine the wireless network with which the client canassociate. Some wireless LANs are set up with different WLAN service areas.Clients can roam within the coverage areas of access points that have the sameWLAN service areas. They cannot roam to the coverage areas of access points thathave different WLAN service areas.To change the settings:1 In the Windows system tray, click the 3Com icon to display the3Com WLAN Launcher.If the 3Com WLAN Launcher is not already running, you can start it from theWindows Start menu. Select Start/Programs/3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN/3ComWLAN Launcher.2 In WLAN Launcher, click the Padlock icon.