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PRELIMINARY Chapter 3
Atheros Communications, Inc. Windows Millennium Edition • 3-13
COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL July 2002 • 3-13
Ad Hoc Mode
This section defines the process of configuring an Atheros AR5001 Wireless
Network Adapter in ad hoc or IBSS mode. Refer to “Ad Hoc Mode” on
page 2-28 for descriptions of ad hoc operation.
Similar to the set-up of AP Infrastructure mode described in the previous
section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the options in the
Network Configuration Settings of the Atheros NIC Configuration utility.
Use Table 3-3 as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the
configuration window.
Table 3-3. Ad Hoc Mode General Dialog Field Descriptions
Field Name Description
Configuration Name This field identifies the configuration. This name must
be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive.
Network Name (SSID) A network name is mandatory for ad hoc mode. The
SSID for all stations in a single ad hoc network must be
the same.
Network Connection Ad Hoc.