Wireless Ethernet devices are becoming increasingly popular. The
configuration is similar to the Ethernet configuration except that
it allows you to configure settings such as the SSID and key for
the wireless device.
To add a wireless Ethernet connection, follow these steps:
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Click the Devices tab.
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Click the New button on the
toolbar.
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Select Wireless connection from the
Device Type list and click Forward.
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If you have already added the wireless network interface card to
the hardware list, select it from the Wireless
card list. Otherwise, select Other Wireless
Card to add the hardware device.
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The installation program usually detects supported wireless
Ethernet devices and prompts you to configure them. If you
configured them during the installation, they are displayed in the
hardware list on the Hardware tab.
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If you selected Other Wireless Card, the
Select Ethernet Adapter window appears.
Select the manufacturer and model of the Ethernet card and the
device. If this is the first 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 configure the resources for the wireless network
interface card. Click Forward to
continue.
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On the Configure Wireless Connection
page as shown in Figure
18-12, configure the settings for the wireless device.
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On the Configure 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.
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Click Apply on the Create Wireless Device page.
After configuring the wireless device, it appears in the device
list as shown in Figure
18-13.
Be sure to select => to save the changes.
After adding the wireless device, you can edit its configuration
by selecting the device from the device list and clicking Edit. For example, you can configure the device to
activate at boot time.
When the device is added, it is not activated immediately, as
seen by its Inactive status. To activate
the device, select it from the device list, and click the Activate button. If the system is configured to
activate the device when the computer starts (the default), this
step does not have to be performed again.
