In the typical case where the WiFi router /access point broadcasts its SSID (Service Set Identifier), you should use the Discover feature to learn and then add a wireless network. This greatly simplifies setup. Various configuration information is received and automatically seeded in the resulting add dialog, as shown in Figure 7.

The “Priority” property (0 to 10, default 0) does not reflect any configuration of the router/access point. Instead, it can be used in a “multiple network” setting to specify the preferred network for connection to the JACE, by highest priority number (overriding just “strength”). See the Roam button description in About Buttons in WiFi Network Database.

The checkbox “SSID Broadcasted” was added starting in the 3.6.44 maintenance build and later, and for any discovered router/access point will always be checked (set) and read-only.

Typically, this dialog’s OK button becomes enabled only after you enter a Network Key (password) value in its “Network Security Options” area, which you should re-enter as Confirm Network Key.

In the example above, the router was discovered to be using channel 6 along with a security type of “WPA-PSK” with encryption method of “TKIP”. Although the security/encryption settings could be manually overridden in this dialog, in this case it was unnecessary—only the network key required entry (twice) for the network to allow connection.

A router/access point discovered using another security type can require different entries. For example, with WEP security, a hexadecimal numeral “key” must be entered that matches the indexed key.

In the Figure 8 example for WEP-40 security, you must know and enter the device’s 40-bit (10 hex numerals) key in the “Key 1” field, which in this case was 83EA52F378. Note if WEP-128 security is being used, this key will be much longer—26 hex numerals.