Installation Instructions Part 2

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Chapter 7: Using the WLAN Monitor for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000
Site Survey
Wireless-B USB Network Adapter
Site Survey
The
Site Survey screen displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks available for connection in the table
on the right. This table shows the network’s SSID and the quality of the wireless signal the Adapter is receiving.
Site Information
For each network selected, the following settings are listed:
Network Mode - The wireless mode currently in use.
Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set.
WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature.
MAC - The MAC address of the wireless network’s access point.
Surveyed at - The time at which the wireless network was scanned.
Refresh - Click the Refresh button to perform a new search for wireless devices.
Connect - To connect to one of the networks on the list, select the wireless network, and click the Connect
button. If the wireless network has WEP encryption enabled, you will see the screen shown in Figure 7-6.
In the WEP drop-down box, select the type of WEP encryption used by the wireless network: 64-bit / 10 hex.
characters or 128-bit / 26 hex. characters.
If the wireless network uses a passphrase, enter the passphrase in the
Passphrase field. If the wireless network
uses a WEP key, enter the WEP key in the
Key 1 field. When using multiple WEP keys, when accessing different
networks, for instance, you can store up to four TX Keys. Select the TX Key from the drop-down box below the
WEP keys.
Click the OK button to complete the network connection and return to the
Site Survey screen, or click the
Cancel button to cancel the network connection and return to the Site Survey screen.
On the
Site Survey screen, click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.
Figure 7-4: Site Survey
Figure 7-5: WEP Encryption