This documentation is relevant to WMWifiRouter version 1.20 and newer, and has been last updated to reflect the changes in version 1.25.
Wifi network
Options - Configuration - Wifi networkThis option will take you to the wifi network configuration screen.
In this configuration screen you can change many aspects of how the wifi network is created and handled. These configuration options are only relevant to connection profiles that have wifi as target (for example, Cellular to Wifi), not to connection profiles that have wifi as source (for example, Wifi to USB).
Wifi network management
First, you will be asked how you want WMWifiRouter to manage your wifi network. There are three options available: Dynamic (Safer), Stored (Faster) and None (Advanced).
Dynamic (Safer) will create the wifi network every time it is needed, and remove it when it is no longer needed. This is the default and easiest method, as WMWifiRouter does all the work for you, but it may cause some devices with faulty wifi drivers to freeze.
Stored (Faster) will create the wifi network once and keep it stored in your device's wifi configuration. This may conflict with other wifi networks you have set up, but is generally much faster in start up and shutdown of certain connection profiles than the Dynamic (Safer) method.
None (Advanced) will disable wifi network management by WMWifiRouter. It will leave all the wifi network management to the device and Windows Mobile itself.
Connection mode
Next, you will be asked to select a connection mode to use when connecting. There are two options available: Ad-hoc (Advised) and None (Advanced).
Ad-hoc (Advised) will set the connection mode to ad-hoc everytime wifi is used, and restore it to the previous setting when disconnected. This is the default setting.
None (Advanced) will not set any connection mode at all. This setting is generally only needed when you want to feed the internet signal from your cellular data connection to a real hardware access point.
Network name
If you have chosen to let WMWifiRouter manage your wifi network, you will be presented with a screen allowing you to set the network name. If ad-hoc networks were detected, it will list these as well.
The network name should be at least six and at most thirtytwo characters in length. It may consists of the characters A to Z, 0 to 9 and underscore ( _ ). The first character must be a letter and may not be a number. The network name is not case sensitive for most platforms, but it is nevertheless advised to use the same casing everywhere.
Encryption
In the encryption configuration screen, there are two options available: WEP/Open (Advised) and None (For testing). You should use WEP encryption whenever possible, however, when troubleshooting it is advised to go for the None option to make sure the WEP encryption is not the culprit (which it often is).
Encryption - WEP key
If you have chosen to use WEP encryption, you will be presented with a screen where you can enter the WEP key you want to use.
Proper WEP keys are either five or thirteen alphanumeric characters in length, or ten or twentysix hexadecimal characters.
A fair number of platforms allow you to choose WEP keys of arbitrary length, but as this eventually always leads to compatibility issues, they are not supported by WMWifiRouter. A WEP key entered which does not match the above criteria will be used as seed for WMWifiRouter to generate a proper WEP key.
The most compatible WEP key is the ten-digit number form, and it is advised to try this variant first. After you have confirmed this works correctly, it is advised to step up to a twentysix-digit number, as this provides better security. However, the twentysix-digit number form is not supported between all devices and client platforms.
Once you have entered the WEP key you wish to use, you will be presented with a screen displaying the actual WEP key used, which is also copied to the clipboard.
Encryption - WEP key index
Last, you will be presented with a screen where you can configure the WEP key index. The default and advised setting for this is 1, and you should not change it unless you know what you are doing.
Changes
This configuration option should not be changed while connected and routing. Changes to this configuration option take effect the next time wifi is used by WMWifiRouter.
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