User guide

Wireless LAN 802.11b/g Device

6.2.1 WEP: Setting the Network Key (Network Security)

Securing your Software Access Point enabled network is essential in a wireless network

environment. Security for the Software Access Point is maintained through the following features:

 Support for WPA (WPA-Personal Security (Wi-Fi protected access) AES and TKIP)

 Support for the WEP (Wired Equivalency Protocol)

 Support for MAC address filtering

This section gives instruction on how to correctly set up WEP security on your HP PC. If you are

currently running a WPA enabled device, skip to Section 6.2.2, WPA: Setting the Network Key

(Network Security).

In order to set up your Network Key (WEP security feature) you will need to do the following:

1. Open the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box:

 Right click on the Wireless Networks icon in the system tray.

 Select View Available Wireless Networks from the Wireless Networks icon menu.

 Verify that the wireless network you wish to set up security for is highlighted in the

“Available wireless networks” selection box.

 Select Advanced.

Figure 20: Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box