When an administrative user selects “Wireless LAN” from the “Card Type” pull-down menu on the “PCMCIA card configuration” dialog, the dialog appears as shown in the following figure when the DHCP checkbox is checked.Settings Æ PCMCIA Æ Configure Æ Ethernet or Wireless LAN Æ DHCPAs shown in Settings Æ PCMCIA Æ Configure WIreless LAN Dialog Without DHCP, the dialog for configuring the Wireless LAN card displays additional fields when the DHCP checkbox is not checked.Settings Æ PCMCIA Æ Configure WIreless LAN Dialog Without DHCPThis procedure assumes that a wireless LAN card is inserted into a PCMCIA slot on the OnBoard and the steps under To Begin Configuring a PCMCIA Card are complete.
1. Make sure that “Wireless LAN” is selected from the “Card Type” pull-down menu on the PCMCIA card configuration dialog.
3. To define basic network parameters that enable the use of a static IP address, do the following steps.
c. Enter the IP address for a gateway host or enter “none” in the “Gateway” field.
4. Enter a network name in the “MyPrivateNet [ESSID]” field.
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