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Wireless Settings | Advanced
Authentication Type
The default is set to open system (Default), allows choosing
Shared Key authentication to be used. With Open System
authentication, the sender and the recipient do NOT use a
WEP key for authentication. With Shared Key
authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for
authentication.
Basic Rate
The Basic Rate setting is not actually one rate of
transmission but a series of rates at which the Router can
transmit. The Router will advertise its Basic Rate to the
other wireless devices in your network, so they know which
rates will be used. The Router will also advertise that it will
automatically select the best rate for transmission. The
default setting is Default, when the Router can transmit at
all standard wireless rates (1-2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps,
18Mbps, and 24Mbps). Other options are 1-2Mbps, for use
with older wireless technology, and All, when the Router
can transmit at all wireless rates. The Basic Rate is not the