wpa encryption of wireless network how to?

[Jan Brosius]

Todd Zullinger wrote:
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>   
>> I have the impression that it is impossible to use the gnome gui to
>> encrypt this wireless connection.
>>     
>
> That's not the case at all.  NetworkManager can establish connections
> to a number of different wireless encryption setups.  First, you need
> to configure your access point/router to encrypt the wireless network.
> Then you can use the NetworkManager applet in Gnome (up by the clock),
> to connect to your network.  You should be prompted for the passphrase
> and then connected.
>
>   
So, that's how it works. Thus I first install a passphrase in my router, 
and then I try to connect to my network and networkmanager prompts me 
for the passphrase.
Thanks for pointing this out. I also had the impression that I got 
connected more quickly if I let my router broadcast its SSID. Can this 
be correct?