User Manual

Mini PCI Wireless LAN / Modem Card User's Manual

Encryption

Encryption technology is used to enhance wireless media security. Your encryption settings

must match those used by the Access Points or Wireless Stations (Peer-to-Peer mode) in your

network, or your computer will be unable to communicate with others of your network.

If you are not to use encryption, select Disabled from the Encryption drop-down menu. To

enable encryption, do the following:

1. Select the Encryption tab from the Wireless Settings utility.

2. Select your encryption type from 64 bit or 128 bit. The higher the bit number, the greater

the complexity and the security of the encryption.

3. You can generate your WEP encryption keys by manually entering keys or using

passphrase. In either case, you should write down your WEP keys which may be needed

for other wireless devices. Here are the instructions for each method:

Create Keys Manually

For flexibility, you can enter the WEP keys in either Alphanumeric or Hexadecimal

format. Enable the preferred format and then enter the key values in the Key 1-4 fields.

Note that you need to enter all the four keys. The four keys, including the one selected as

WEB Key to use, are used to decrypt the data you receive.