Configuration : IEEE 802.11b (Wireless LAN)

Configure 802.11b Interface Unit settings related to communication.

• This page is displayed when 802.11b Interface Unit is installed.

IEEE 802.11b (Wireless LAN):
Shows whether 802.11b Interface Unit is enabled or disabled.

Communication Mode:
Select a communication mode for 802.11b Interface Unit from the drop-down menu.

• Ad hoc mode:
  A method to communicate with other computers from peer to peer without having an access point. The same communication channel must be used for all computers. The same SSID(Service Set IDentifier) must be also set depending on the type of 802.11b Interface Unit installed in the other computers.
• Infrastructure mode:
  A method to communicate with other computers via an access point. The SSID must be the same as the one set for the access point.

Current SSID:
Shows the current SSID(Service Set IDentifier).
An SSID is like a group name for communicating with a wireless LAN.

Selected SSID:
Input an SSID using alphanumeric characters. Up to 32 characters can be used.
If left blank, one of the following will happen:

• If the communication mode is [Ad hoc mode]
  "ASSID" will be used as the SSID.
  
• If the communication mode is [Infrastructure mode]
  "Any mode" will be active. "Any mode" automatically acquires the SSID of the close access point.

Channel:
If [Ad hoc mode] is selected in the [Communication Mode] list, select a communication channel from the drop-down menu.
The channel is a classification of radio frequency used for the wireless LAN. Computers using the same channel can communicate with each other.

Encryption:
Select whether to enable or disable WEP(Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption from the drop-down menu.
WEP is an encryption method that protects wireless data communication. To communicate by encrypting data, both computers that are transmitting and receiving the data must be set with the same WEP Key.
If you want to enable WEB encryption, select [Enable], and then make the [WEP Key] settings as below.

WEP Key:
If [Enable] is selected in the [Encryption] list, enter a 10 digit WEP key using hexadecimal numbers. Avoid starting a WEP key with "0x". The number entered will be shown like "**********".