D-Link DW-690 User Manual page 95

2. Usually, infrastructure mode is used in an enterprise environment where
Ad Hoc Mode
This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link DWL-A650
Wireless Network Adapter in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section "Ad Hoc
Mode" on page 2-23 for descriptions of ad hoc operation.
1. Similar to the setup of AP Infrastructure mode described in the previous
APs are installed and maintained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data
in the enterprise network is confidential. It is important to configure
security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive
sensitive data. The D-Link DWL-A650 Wireless Network Adapter and
NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits and 128 bits.
Typically, the appropriate encryption and decryption keys are supplied by
the corporate IT staff.
section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the options in the
"Network Configuration Settings" window. Use the following information
as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration
window:
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Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name
must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive, for
example, "Ad Hoc."
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