How to Establishing a Wireless Connection

Wireless Ethernet devices are becoming increasingly popular. The conguration is similar to the Ethernet conguration except that it allows you to congure ESSID, mode, frequency, channel, transmit rate, and key for your wireless device.

To add a wireless Ethernet connection, follow these steps:
1. Click the Devices tab.
2. Click the Add button.
3. Select Wireless connection from the Device Type list, and click Forward.
4. If you have already added the wireless network interface card to the hardware list, select it from the Ethernet card list. Otherwise, select Other Ethernet Card to add the hardware device.

5. If you selected Other Ethernet Card, the Select Ethernet Adapter window appears. Select
the manufacturer and model of the Ethernet card and the device. If this is the rst Ethernet card
for the system, select eth0, if this is the second Ethernet card for the system, select eth1, and so
on. The Network Administration Tool also allows the user to congure the resources for the
wireless network interface card. Click Forward to continue.
6. On the Congure Wireless Connection page as shown in Figure 11-12, congure the ESSID,
mode, frequency, channel, transmit rate, and key for your wireless device.

7. On the Congure Network Settings page, choose between DHCP and static IP address. You
may specify a hostname for the device. If the device receives a dynamic IP address each time
the network is started, do not specify a hostname. Click Forward to continue.
8. Click Apply on the Create Wireless Device page.