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computers to communicate directly with each other.
No access point is used.
Note:
Infrastructure: The infrastructure allows
wireless and wired networks to communicate
through an access point.
Channel Select the channel (Channel 1-11) from the
pull-down list.
Wireless Network Security
Network Authentication
The authentication type defines configuration
options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify
identity and access privileges of roaming wireless
network cards.
Select the Network Authentication from the
pull-down list.
Open system: If the Access Point is using "Open
System" authentication, then the wireless adapter
will need to be set to the same authentication type.
Shared Key: Shared Key is when both the sender
and the recipient share a secret key.
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: In the Passphrase field,
enter the key (8~63 characters, case sensitive.) that
you are sharing with the network for the WLAN
connection. By default, the key that you type is
masked with asterisks (*). To view the key that you
entered, check Mask Key.
WPA 802.1x /WPA2 802.1x: Require setting up a
RADIUS sever for authentication, RADIUS server
manager will assign the username and password.
Data encryption
Select the data encryption from the pull-down menu,
either TKIP or AES.
WEP Key Format  ASCII: ASCII (American Standard Code for
Information Interchange), the standard for assigning
numerical values to the set of letters in the Roman
alphabet and typographic characters.
 HEX: HEX (Hexadecimal): numbers from 0 to 9
and letters from A to F.