User Manual

802.11b/g Wireless LAN Card User's Manual
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If you are not going to use encryption, just select Disable in the Encryption field from the
Profile tab. Yet, if you need to enable encryption, please do the following:
1. In the Encryption field, select 64 Bit or 128 Bit as your encryption type.
2. For flexibility, you can enter the WEP keys in either HEX or ASCII format. Enable the
preferred format and then enter up to four keys in the Key #1-4 fields.
Note that when using HEX format, only digits 0-9 and letters A-F, a-f are allowed. Valid
key length for each encryption type is as below:
HEX Format ASCII Format
64 Bit 10 hexadecimal digits 5 ASCII characters
128 Bit 26 hexadecimal digits 13 ASCII characters
3. From the Default Key drop-down menu, select one of the entered keys to encrypt the
data you are going to transmit.
4. From the Type drop-down menu, select Auto, Open System or Shared System.
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Open System: If your targeted wireless network uses Open System, your
authentication request will be always accepted.
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Shared System: If your targeted wireless network uses Shared System, your
wireless adapter must be set to use correct WEP keys to pass the authentication. If
selected, your wireless adapter must use identical WEP keys as the targeted
wireless network.