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>>> 4.3 Encryption
To setup the Network Key,
check Encryption option
first, then cancel The key is
provided for me automatically option.
Check this
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In the wireless network environment, the administrator
can set up password (Network Key) to protect the network
from being attacked or unauthorized access. When
building the network, you can set up 4 sets of WEP keys,
which can be 5 characters (10 hex-adecimal digital) or 13
characters (26 hex-adecimal digital) and specify one of
them to use.
Network key
Enter a key for the network.
Key format
You can decide the network key to be encoded by
ASCII characters or hexadecimal digitals.
Key length
In ASCII characters format, it can be 5 or 13 characters. In hexadecimal digitals format, it would be 10
or 26 digitals.
Key index
There can be up to 4 sets of WEP key (1~4). The 4
sets of WEP key must have the identical sequence
with the key settings on the Access Point.
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>>> 4.4
Signal Strength:
shows the received signal
strength level.
Link Quality:
shows the measured signal
level and connection status.
Status
In Status tab, you can configure more network settings.
Channel
Specify the operating radio frequency channel in
Ad-hoc mode, which should be set to the same
channel as the other points in the wireless network.
Speed
This field sets the current transmitting rate. The
speed should be set to Auto rate to optimize
performance and range, which will adjust the
transfer speed for best performance and longest
range automatically.
Radio
Set to On to activate the radio.
SSID
Means Service Set Identifier, a unique name
shared among all points in a wireless network. It
must be identical for all points in the network.
Then the card will be able to connect to an access
point with the same SSID.
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It is not recommended to
change these settings if
you are not familiar with
the advanced configuration.
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Click Advance, and you can get more information about
the LAN traffic status and more detailed settings.
Fragmentation Threshold
You may set the length of the fragment in this field.
Please note that each fragment should not be
larger than the Fragmentation Threshold.
RTS/CTS Threshold
You may set the length threshold.
Preamble Type
You may set the length of preamble in this field.
Setting options are: Long - it is set to 144 bits.
Short - it is set to 72 bits. Auto - The card supports
an auto-detection feature, it automatically selects
the Preamble Type depending on the Access Point
Preamble Type if this option is selected.
Country
Select one option according to your location you are
in. The options are: Worldwide 1-13, Japan 1-13,
and USA 1-11. The default setting is Worldwide 1-
13.
Power save
The card will turn into power save mode when idle.
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>>> 4.5
Information
In Information tab, you can get some information about the
manufacturer, hardware and software.
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>>> 4.6
Sharing Network under Windows® XP
Windows® XP provides a special feature to link two
networks.
1. Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Select the Network Connections item in
Control Panel to open the Network Connec-
tions window.
3. Select Wireless Network Connection and Local
Area Connection simultaneously; then, right-click
to select Bridge Connections in the context
menu.
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4. Go to Start -> Run and enter cmd in the Open
box; then, click OK, and a DOS prompt window
will appear.
Enter cmd
in the box
5. Type net bridge show adapter and press
[Enter].
6. Type netsh bridge set adapter X
forcecompatmode=enable, where X is your
ethernet identifier, and press [Enter].
7. Type netsh bridge set adapter Y
forcecompatmode=enable, where Y is your
wireless identifier, and press [Enter].
Click
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8. Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon in status area,
and click Advanced to bring up the Wireless
Network Connection Properties window. Click
Add... to add a new wireless network connec-
tion.
Click
Click
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9. Enter a name for this new network in the Network name (SSID), and check the "This is a
computer-to-computer [ad hoc] network;
wireless access points are not used" option.
In this case, this computer will function as an
access point, while other computers can use
this network name (which is "aaa " in the picture
below) to access. Once they connect success
fully, they could access the ethernet LAN via
Network Neighborhood.
Enter SSID
Check this
Please also refer to
Windows XP help file
for more information.
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Network Connection
This chapter describes how to prepare for connection to
network and some basic outline of networking basics,
including sharing files, printing from a computer on the
network, or accessing the Internet on multiple computers
with one connection.
>>> 5.1
Check the required
elements from this
field.
Checking the Network Elements
The following elements are required for all computers if
you want to connect to a network:
- Client for Microsoft Network
- TCP/IP (for MSI 6820 MiniPCI Card)
- File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks
To check the required elements are installed in the
system, you can:
Under Windows 98SE/ME
1. Click Start and choose Settings; then, click
Control Panel to open the Control Panel win-
dow.
2. Double-click the Network icon.
3. The Network window appears to show the
current network settings of the system.
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Under Windows 2000/XP
1. Click Start and choose Control Panel to open
the Control Panel window.
2. Double-click the Network Connection icon to
open the Network Connection window.
3. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection
icon and click Properties from the shortcut
menu.
4. The Wireless Network Connection Properties
window appears to show the current network
settings of the system.
Check the required
elements from this
field.
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>>> 5.2
Computer Identification
Please verify that each computer has a unique name and
common workgroup name, if you had previously given
your Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP computers names.
Under Windows 98SE/ME
1. Open the Network window as described in
previous section, and choose Identification tab.
2. Type a name for the computer In the Computer
name box. This will be the name of this computer used by other computers on your network to
communicate with. Please NOTE that each
computer’ s name must be unique on a particular network to avoid confusion.
3. Type the workgroup name that the computer will
belong to in the Workgroup box. All the computers on your network should have an identical
Workgroup name.
4. The Computer Description box is optional. You
may enter a description that helps to identify this
computer on your network. Then, click OK.
5. Repeat the procedure above for each computer
on your network to ensure that they all have unique
Computer Name and identical Workgroup.
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Enter a name for
your computer (less
than 15 characters
without space.
Your computer will
belong to this workgroup.
Enter some information
for reference.
Under Windows 2000/XP
1. Right-click My Computer icon on your Windows
desktop, and click Properties from the shortcut
menu.
Right-click
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