Imagine we need to connect our computer to a wireless network that is using Testing as SSID and the WEP-128 method for security. Also, we're going to use the same data for the IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway address input boxes as we used when we configured our network in the previous section.
Launch the Control Center tool from the main menu.
Click on the Network Connections option from the Other group.
Click on the Wireless tab, and then click on the Add button.
Now you have a new window where you can add your configuration data. Choose a name for your connection, add Testing to the SSID input box, and click on the Save... button when you're ready, as shown in the following screenshot:
Click on the Wireless Security tab and choose WEP 128-bit Passphrase from the Security drop-down menu. Inside the Key textbox, enter
MyKey
. If you want to make sure what you are entering is correct, check the Show key checkbox:Now it's...