User's Manual

Wireless LAN
Page 20 Wireless LAN 11 Mbps User manual
- Key 1 – Key 4
These four fields can be used to manually enter the keys. This may be necessary if you wish
this node to match keys in a different vendor’s product.
Mode
Mandatory:
The WEP encryption will be used, and other station also needs to use WEP encryption in order
to establish a communication with your station. This mode is required to compliant with the
IEEE 802.11b standard.
Optional :
This mode allows your station to communicate with other stations regardless if they
use WEP encryption or not.
Authentication Type
Open System :
Open System is the default authentication algorithm.
Open System authentication is not required to be successful as a STA may decline
to authenticate with any particular other STA.
Shared Key:
Shared Key is only available if the WEP option is implemented.
Shared Key authentication supports authentication of STAs as either a member of those who
know a shared secret key or a member of those who do not. IEEE 802.11 Shared Key
authentication accomplishes this without the need to transmit the secret key in clear; requiring
the use of the WEP privacy mechanism.
- Apply Change
This button updates the driver with the four keys displayed in Key field. The keys are also
written to the registry for permanent storage. This button clears all the bytes in the four keys,
useful when manually entering and you wish to start over.