User's Manual

T-311 11Mb High Gain Smart Ethernet Client User’s Guide
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same encryption key can access the network or decrypt the encrypted data transmitted by
other computers. You could select one of the radio buttons to enable or disable this function
and if it is enabled, a key is needed.
Under 802.11 a wireless station can be configured with up to four keys (the key index vales are
1, 2, 3 and 4). When an access point or a wireless station transmits an encrypted message
using a key that is stored in a specific key index, the transmitted message indicates the key
index that was used to encrypt the message body. The receiving access point or wireless
station can then retrieve the key that is stored at the key index and use it to decode the
encrypted message body.
How to enable WEP Encryption
Select Enable button and chose the encryption mode from the pull-down menu.
 Use ASCII Text
Select ASCII Characters to enable. Enter a text, up to five (using 64-bit) or thirteen (using
128-bits) characters in the text field.
 Use Hexadecimal Digits
Select Hexadecimal Digits to enable. Enter up to ten (using 64-bit) characters, or twenty
-six (using 128-bit) characters (0-9,A-F), in the text filed.
6.2 Advanced Settings
Top page only includes the basic information about the network you connected to. To further
configure the network, click the Advanced Settings on the bottom of the top page and a more
complex page pops up. (See Figure-4 Further Configuration
) In the left column of this page,
there are four items related to the corresponding configuration for the smart Ethernet client.
Click one item to enter into the frame it represents and do the related configuration if you want.