User's Manual

Chapter 5 Wireless Adapter Utility Features
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• Auto
Causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared
authentication. It then switches to open authentication if shared
authentication fails.
• Open
Enables an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP
settings. It will only associate with the access point if the WEP key of
the adapter matches that of the access point.
• Shared only
Allows the adapter to authenticate and associate only with access
points that have the same WEP key.
Note:
The USB adapter’s authentication mode settings must match those of the
AP it is trying to connect to for successful communication.
5.3 Diagnostics Tab
The Diagnostics tab lists the following receive and transmit diagnostics for
packets received by or transmitted to the USB adapter.
• Multicast packets transmitted and received
• Broadcast packets transmitted and received
• Unicast packets transmitted and received
• Total bytes transmitted and received