3Com 3CRWE62092A User Manual

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32 CHAPTER 4: SETTING THE WIRELESS CLIENT CONFIGURATION4 Select a security setting.You can select No Security (Open System) or 40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi). If you select40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi), enter the required encryption information. (For detailson encryption settings, see “40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi) Encryption Settings”.)This security setting only applies to this ad hoc network and only affects thetransmissions among the participating ad hoc clients. It does not affect securitysettings for communication with access points.5 Select the performance mode.If only 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN clients will be participating in the ad hocnetwork session, click the Enhanced radio button. If clients from othermanufacturers will be participating, click the Wi-Fi interoperable radio button.6 Click OK.Joining an Ad HocNetwork SessionThe TCP/IP or NetBEUI protocol settings of clients participating in an ad hocnetwork session must match. For example, TCP/IP must be configured on the samesubnet and NetBEUI must be configured with the same workgroup.After a client has started an ad hoc network session, other clients may join itas follows: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 Computer icon.3 In the Ad-hoc Network Login window, select the network name of the ad hocsession 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 hocsession.6 Click OK.Ending an Ad HocNetwork SessionThere are two ways to end an ad hoc network session and reassociate with anaccess point:n Right-click the 3Com icon in the Windows system tray and selectEnd Ad Hoc/Connect to AP from the menu.n Display the WLAN Launcher and click the Access Point icon.