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Communicate Using Ad Hoc Mode, Wireless Ad Hoc Connection, To create an Ad Hoc network

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Communicate Using Ad Hoc Mode Wireless Ad Hoc Connection If Ad Hoc mode is used (connecting directly to another computer), the wireless LAN devices can directly connect to each other without a wireless LAN access point. Set the first computer to Ad hoc mode and then connect the other computers to the first computer. To create an Ad Hoc network 1 Select Turn Radio On by right-clicking the red icon in the taskbar notification area on the lower right desktop screen. The wireless LAN turns on and the WLAN (wireless LAN) lamp turns green. Or, If the icon is not displayed in the communication area, click Windows Start, point to All Programs > Marvell® Wireless SoftAP and then click Marvell® Wireless Soft_g_SoftAP Configuration Utility. • From the Operation Mode screen, select Station Mode and make sure the Radio Off check box is unchecked. Proceed to Step 4. 2 Select Select Mode by right clicking the red icon in the taskbar notification area on the lower right desktop screen. The Select Operation Mode screen displays. 3 Select Station in the Select Operation Mode screen and click OK. 4 Click Windows Start and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel screen displays. 5 Click the Network and Internet Connections icon. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 81

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VGX-XL1 Digital Living System
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Communicate Using Ad Hoc Mode
Wireless Ad Hoc Connection
If Ad Hoc mode is used (connecting directly to another computer), the
wireless LAN devices can directly connect to each other without a wireless
LAN access point. Set the first computer to Ad hoc mode and then connect
the other computers to the first computer.
To create an Ad Hoc network
1
Select
Turn Radio On
by right-clicking the red icon in the taskbar notification
area on the lower right desktop screen.
The wireless LAN turns on and the WLAN (wireless LAN) lamp turns green.
Or, If the icon is not displayed in the communication area, click Windows
Start
, point to
All Programs > Marvell
®
Wireless SoftAP
and then click
Marvell
®
Wireless Soft_g_SoftAP Configuration Utility
.
From the Operation Mode screen, select
Station Mode
and make sure the
Radio Off check box is unchecked. Proceed to Step 4.
2
Select
Select Mode
by right clicking the red icon in the taskbar notification
area on the lower right desktop screen. The Select Operation Mode screen
displays.
3
Select
Station
in the Select Operation Mode screen and click
OK
.
4
Click Windows
Start
and then click
Control Panel
. The Control Panel screen
displays.
5
Click the
Network and Internet Connections
icon.