User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Understanding your AnyPoint™ Wireless II Network 1
- What is a network?
- Components required to connect a PC to a network
- How does my Wireless II adapter operate?
- How do I use my Wireless II laptop in different locations?
- What is the AnyPoint Connection Manager?
- What is sharing and mapping?
- What is Internet Sharing Software (ISS)?
- Guidelines for setting up your network
- Set Up the AnyPoint™ Wireless II Network 2
- Share Drives and Printers 3
- Connect to the Internet 4
- Managing your Wireless II Network 5
- Using the AnyPoint Connection Manager
- View and edit current settings using the Wireless Control Panel tab
- Activate a profile
- Creating a new profile
- Scan for public access points
- Create a profile for a public access point
- Create an AnyPoint profile for your home or small office
- Create a profile for a corporate wired network
- Troubleshooting 6
- I can’t see a network PC from another PC
- I have an insufficient permissions error when running Windows 2000
- Remove incompatible network adapters
- I can’t connect to my ISP from an ISS client PC
- Make sure the ISS server PC is turned on and running the ISS software
- Make sure both the ISS server and ISS client PCs are on the network
- If you are using AOL*, check the AOL software
- If you are using AT&T WorldNet*, or CompuServe 2000*, check their settings
- Find out if the problem is ISS or your ISP connection
- I keep getting disconnected from the Internet without hanging up
- Can I use Internet sharing software from more than one manufacturer?
- ISS and ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
- Network game problems
- I can’t see a drive or printer on a network PC
- I can’t map or print to a printer
- I can’t map to a drive
- I can’t write or save files to a drive on a network PC
- Printer drivers not found
- My laptop has speaker noise
- I am trying to access my Wireless II network with an Intel PRO/Wireless adapter
- I am trying to install a Wireless II adapter into an Intel PRO/Wireless network
- My Wireless II connection keeps getting interrupted
- What do the lights on my Wireless II adapter mean?
- Internet Service Provider Reference 7
- Technical Support Option 8
- Agency Notices
- Glossary
- Specifications
Managing your Wireless II Network CHAPTER 5
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Enter these settings:
• Mode
• Network ID code (SSID)
• Transfer Rate
• Preamble (or header)
• Channel
For a description of each, click Help.
7 Click Next. The Encryption (WEP) Key screen appears.
8 Select the encryption security level (either 40/64 bit or 128 bit). Select
the default encryption key (a number from 1 to 4). Then enter the
encryption key in hexadecimal characters. For more information, click
Help.
9 Click Next. The Finish screen appears. Click Finish to add your profile
to the profile list of the AnyPoint Connection Manager.
If you want to activate the profile immediately, go to the AnyPoint
profile Manager tab, select the profile you created and click
Activate. If
you want to wait and connect later, refer to Activate a profile on
page 40.
Note: The Hexadecimal character set consists of alpha-numeric
characters 0 through 9 and A through F.