Installation Instructions Part 2

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Chapter 7: Using the WLAN Monitor for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000
Creating a New Profile
Wireless-B USB Network Adapter
5. If you chose Infrastructure Mode, then proceed to step 6. If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, then the Wireless
Channels screen will now appear. Select the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal.
Then, click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
Channel - From the drop-down box, select the appropriate channel that corresponds with your network
settings. All devices in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to communicate.
6. The
Security Settings screen will appear. Choose the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption settings for
your wireless network. If you enable WEP, enter a passphrase or WEP key. Then, click the Next button to
continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
WEP - If you do not want to use WEP encryption, keep the default setting, Disable. To use WEP encryption
(recommended to increase wireless network security), select 64-bit / 10 hex. characters or 128-bit / 26 hex.
characters from the drop-down menu, and enter a passphrase or WEP key.
Passphrase - Instead of manually entering a WEP key, you can enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field, so
a WEP key is automatically generated. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric
characters. This passphrase must match the passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is
compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter the
WEP key manually on those products.)
WEP Key - The WEP key you enter must match the WEP key of your wireless network. If you are using 64-bit
WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. If you are using 128-bit
WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal
characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.
Tx Key - The default transmit key number is 1. If your network’s access point or wireless router uses transmit
key number 2, 3, or 4, select the appropriate number in the
Tx Key drop-down box.
Authentication Type -The default is set to Auto, where it auto-detects for Shared Key or Open System.
Shared Key is when both the sender and the recipient share a WEP key for authentication. Open Key is when
the sender and the recipient do not share a WEP key for authentication. All points on your network must use
the same authentication type.
Figure 7-13: Wireless Channels for New Profile
Figure 7-14: Security Settings for New Profile