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Wireless-G PCI Adapter
4. The Wireless Settings screen (Figure 7-11) will appear. If you chose
Infrastructure Mode, go to Step 4 now. If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, select
the correct operating channel for your network from the Channel drop-
down menu. Then, select the Network Mode from the drop-down menu.
Click the Next button, and go to Step 4. Click the Back button to change
any settings.
Channel - The channel you choose should match the channel set on the other
devices in your wireless network. If you are unsure about which channel to
use, select the default channel (Channel 6).
Network Mode - Select Mixed Mode, and both Wireless-G and Wireless-B
computers will be allowed on the network, but the speed will be reduced.
Select G-Only Mode for maximum speed, but no Wireless-B users will be
allowed on
the network.
5. The Network Setting screen (Figure 7-12) will appear.
If your network has a DHCP server, click the radio button next to Obtain
an IP address automatically (DHCP). Click the Next button to continue,
or click the Back button to return to the previous screen.
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Figure 7-11
Instant Wireless
®
Series
1. On the Profiles screen, shown in Figure 7-6, click the New button to create
a new profile.
2. When the Create
connection profile
screen appears
(Figure 7-9), enter a
name for the new
profile. Click OK
to save the profile
name or click
Cancel to return to
the previous screen.
3. The Choose a network type screen (Figure 7-10) shows a choice of two
wireless modes. Click the Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want
your wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired
network via a wireless access point. Click the Ad-Hoc Mode radio button
if you want multiple wireless computers to communicate directly with each
other. Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the
previous screen.
Infrastructure Mode - This mode allows wireless and wired networks to
communicate through an access point.
Ad-Hoc Mode -
This mode
allows wireless-
equipped com-
puters to com-
municate direct-
ly with each
other. No access
point is used.
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Figure 7-10
Figure 7-9
Creating a New Profile