User's Manual

Association Tab
Association refers to the ability to join a network, either infrastructure or adhoc. The most basic
requirement for associating with a network is specifying the correct name, or Service Set
Identifier (SSID), for the network.
Networks may also require a key for association. If this is the case for the network you are
configuring, you must enter the authentication and encryption types for your keys in the
Wireless Network Key
section of this menu. To choose a value for these fields, click the down
arrow to the right of the appropriate file and highlight one of the values that appear in the drop-
down list.
Open
and
Shared
authentication require no further configuration. To use
WPA-PSK
authentication, you must click the
Properties
button next to this field and enter a shared secret
key.
For key encryption, you can choose either
disabled
or
WEP
. To configure WEP encryption,
click the
Properties
button next to this field. When you click this button, a menu similar to the
following appears.
Creating Encryption Keys Manually
When you specify that WEP is enabled for the network, the Configuration Utility selects
Create
WEP Keys Manually
, and allows you to enter keys as either alphanumeric or hexadecimal
characters. To enter a key, click in the field for any of the four WEP keys and begin typing. For
64-bit encryption, you must type exactly 5 alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters in each
of the four key fields; for 128-bit encryption, you must type exactly 13 alphanumeric or 26
hexadecimal characters. You then click the
OK
button to create your encryption keys. After you
click the
OK
button, the Configuration Utility uses asterisks to mask your keys.
The
Key index (advanced)
field lets you specify which of the four encryption keys you use to
transmit data on your wireless LAN. You can change the default key by clicking on the up or
down arrow at the right of this field until the number of the key you want to use appears. As long
as the Access Point or computer with which you are communicating has the same key in the
same position, you can use any of the keys as the default.
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