D-Link DWL-AG530 Instruction Manual page 15

Using the Configuration Utility (continued)
SSID:
Service Set Identifier is a name that identifies a
wireless network. Access points and wireless
devices attempting to connect to a specific
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use
the same SSID. The default setting is default.
Wireless Mode:
Click on the pull-down menu; select from the
following options:
Infrastructure - Connecting to the WLAN
using an access point. (This is the default
setting).
Ad-Hoc – Wireless mode used when
connecting directly to a computer equipped with a wireless adapter in a
Peer-to-Peer environment.
Data Encryption:
Select Enabled or Disabled.
Authentication:
Choose one of the following modes:
Open Authentication - The DWL-AG530 is visible to all devices on the
network.
Shared Authentication- Allows communication only with other devices
with identical WEP settings.
WPA* - Select to enable WPA. Click Athentication Config.
WPA-PSK* - Select to enable WPA-PSK. Click Authentication Config.
*(See the following pages for more detailed configuration instructions.)
Key Length:
Select the key length and either ASCII or hexadecimal format.
IEEE802.1x:
Enable 802.1x in this field. (802.1x is automatically enabled when WPA or WPA-
PSK is selected.)
Keys 1-4:
Select the default key.
Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F.
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for
representing English letters as numbers from 0-127.
IP Settings:
When you click IP Settings in the Configuration window, the pop-up screen
shown on the next page will appear. Configure the IP settings in that window.
Click Apply to save changes.
Configuration
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