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Using the Base Station as a Wireless Access Point
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• The base station can still function as the wireless
access point for other computers, even if you are
using the monitor in wired LAN mode (i.e., no
wireless connection to the base station).
This section describes the basic steps for setting
up the base station as a wireless access point for
other computers. For more on configuring your
wireless LAN card to access the base station,
refer to the operating instructions that came with
your wireless LAN card.
Setting up the LocationFreeTV
Make sure communication between the base
station and monitor is stable before configuring
the following settings. While configuring
settings, do not turn off the base station or
monitor.
1
Open the [Settings] window and select [Base
station].
The [Base station] window appears.
2
Select [Wireless Access Point].
The [Wireless Access Point] window
appears.
3
Configure the necessary items and select
[Set].
1 SSID
A factory default character string should
already appear. You can change it by entering
up to 32 letters and/or numbers. An SSID is
used to identify a wireless network.
2 [Stealth (Hide SSID)] check box
Select if you do not want to disclose the
SSID.
3 [Allow PC connection] check box
Select to allow computers to connect.
4 [Security]
Select either [WEP] or [WPA-PSK with
TKIP encryption].
5 Encryption keys
Set the necessary items according to the
selected encryption method.
WEP:
Enter a character string of your choice as an
encryption key. The encryption key length
differs, however, for different encryption
strengths. See the table below.
WPA-PSK with TKIP encryption:
For WPA-PSK with TKIP encryption, enter a
key that is between 8 and 63 ASCII encoded
characters or 64 hexadecimal characters.
6 [Set] button
Setting Up a Wireless LAN
Setting up the LocationFreeTV
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Setting up your computer
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Wireless LAN is available.
40 bit/64 bit
104 bit/128
bit
Key length
(Alphanumeric) 5 characters 13 characters
Key length
(Hexadecimal) 10 characters
(0-9, A-F, a-f) 26 characters
(0-9, A-F, a-f)
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