About Wireless Security - NETGEAR WNA3100 - Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter User Manual

3. Click Initiate Ad Hoc. The Ad Hoc Setting screen displays:
Figure 2-9
4. In the Start Ad Hoc drop-down list, select the wireless standard (802.11g or 802.11b) for your
Ad Hoc computer-to-computer network.
5. In the Channel drop-down list, Automatic should work. If you notice interference problems
with another nearby wireless device, select a channel that is not being used by other nearby
wireless networks. Use the Networks tab to view the channels in use in your area.
6. Click OK.
Note: The channel number differs depending on the country. The connection speed
automatically defaults to the highest speed.

About Wireless Security

Many networks use wireless security to encrypt wireless data communications. To connect to a
network with wireless security, you must set up the wireless-N USB adapter with exactly the same
kind of wireless security settings. If you use the Smart Wizard to set up security, you can take
advantage of Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to set up WPA-PSK [TKIP] security. Otherwise, you can
manually set one of the following types of wireless security used for home networks:
• WPA-PSK [TKIP] or WPA2-PSK [AES]. See
PSK [AES] Security" on page
• WEP. See "Setting Up WEP Encryption Security" on page
For more information about wireless security, click the link to
Appendix B.
Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter WNA3100 User Manual
"Setting Up WPA-PSK [TKIP] or WPA2-
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