FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick 23
Connecting Two WLAN Users Directly (Ad-hoc
Network)
To establish a direct connection via WLAN, one WLAN par-
ty has to offer an ad-hoc network that other ad-hoc parties
may j
oin.
How to Create an Ad-hoc Network
1. I
n the FRITZ!WLAN user interface, click the icon of the
W
LAN remote site with the right mouse button or
click the FRITZ!WLAN program icon in the notification
area of the task bar and select the command “Create
Ad-hoc Network…”.
The “Ad-hoc Network” window opens.
2. Enter the WLAN key in the “WLAN key” field.
A
ll other WLAN parties of the ad-hoc connection must
also ent
er this key.
See also the encryption instructions in the section
“Encryption” from page 36.
Confirm the settings configured earlier for the ad-hoc
netw
ork. If you would like to change these settings,
click the “Edit” button.
1. Confirm with “OK”.
Th
e ad-hoc network is now ready for operation and awaits
oth
er WLAN users.
In the FRITZ!WLAN control software, yellow waves in the
ad
-hoc network icon indicate that it is ready to establish
ad-hoc connections.
The connection icon in FRITZ!WLAN: ready for ad-hoc connections