User's Manual

11Mbps 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.
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Auto: Selects automatically between the two authentication types above mentioned.
Note: To use data encryption, all the wireless stations and/or Access Points must use the same encryption key values. For example, if you use Key #1
on your Wireless LAN Card and a value is assigned, then the same value must be assigned to Key 1 for all other client stations.