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 Media into the CD drive
andinstallthewirelessLANcongurationprogram
(ACU:AtherosClientUtility).
Select System Software Media > User Installation
> Wireless LAN Driver ReadMe,
clickReadMe and
install the program according to the instructions.
2
Right-clickthewireless LAN conguration
program ( )ontheTaskbarandselectOpen
Atheros Client Utility.
Alternatively,clickStart > All Programs > Atheros
Client Utility > Atheros Client Utility.
3
In the Prole Managementtab,clickScan to search
foravailablewirelessnetworks.
4
Select the name of an access point (AP) to connect to
from the network name (SSID) and then click Activate.
5
Enteraprolenametobeusedfortheconnection
and select the security settings oftheAPtobe
connected to in the Securitytab.
Thenetworkauthentication,encryptiontypeand
passwordofanaccesspointareconguredthroughthe
access point management program. For the security
information,
checkthesecuritysettingsofanaccess
point or ask your wireless network administrator.
See the following when setting a WEP key.
■
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.
■
Using an encryption key:Enter5(for64-bit)or13
(for128-bit)alphaNumeric characters (represented
by
0-9,a-z,orA-Z).
6
Click OK and then OKagainintheProle
Management window.
Iftheproleiscreated,theproleappearsinthelist
in the Prole Management
tabandtheconnection
isestablishedusingtheprole.
Wireless Network Setup Using the
Wireless LAN Setup Program