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The procedures to connect to an access point using a
wirelessLANcongurationprogramaredescribed.Since
thewirelessLANcongurationprogramisincludedinthe
SystemSoftwareMedia,theuserhastoinstalltheprogram.
Atheros Wireless Network Adapter Device
1
Insert the System Software MediaintotheCDdrive
andinstallthewirelessLANcongurationprogram
(ACU:AtherosClientUtility).
Select
System Software Media > User Installation
> Wireless LAN Driver ReadMe,clickReadMe and
installtheprogramaccordingtotheinstructions.
2
Right-clickthewireless LAN conguration
program( )ontheTaskbarandselectOpen
Atheros Client Utility.
Alternatively,click
Start > All Programs > Atheros
Client Utility > Atheros Client Utility.
3
In the Prole Managementtab,clickScan to search
foravailablewirelessnetworks.
4
Selectthenameofanaccesspoint(AP)toconnectto
fromthenetworkname(SSID)andthenclickActivate.
5
Enteraprolenametobeusedfortheconnection
andselectthesecuritysettingsoftheAPtobe
connected to in the Securitytab.
Thenetworkauthentication,encryptiontypeand
passwordofanaccesspointareconguredthroughthe
accesspointmanagementprogram.Forthesecurity
information,checkthesecuritysettingsofanaccess
pointoraskyourwirelessnetworkadministrator.
See the following when setting a WEP key.
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Data encryption (WEP):TheIEEE802.11WEP
(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)standarddenestwo
levelsofencryption,a64-bitkey(thisissometimes
representedby40bits)anda128-bitkey.When
connectingtoanAtherosaccesspoint,youcanuse
the152-bitkey(32hexadecimaldigitsor16ASCII
characters).
■
Key index:Selectthecurrentencryptionkeyindex
usedbytheaccesspointfrombetween1to4.
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Using an encryption key:Enter5(for64-bit)or13
(for128-bit)alpha
Numericcharacters(represented
by0-9,a-z,orA-Z).
6
ClickOK and then OKagainintheProle
Managementwindow.
Iftheproleiscreated,theproleappearsinthelist
in the Prole Managementtabandtheconnection
isestablishedusingtheprole.
Wireless Network Setup Using the
Wireless LAN Setup Program