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Fields Description
SelectEncryption SelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.
Authentication OpenSystem:Opensystemauthenticationprovidesidentificationforusingthe
wirelessadapter'sMACaddress.Opensystemauthenticationisusedwhenno
authenticationisrequired.
SharedKey:Itverifiesthatanauthentication‐initiatingstationhasknowledgeofa
sharedsecret.The802.11standardcurrentlyassumesthatthesharedsecretis
delivered
totheparticipatingwirelessclientsbymeansofamoresecurechannelthat
isindependentofIEEE802.11.
Auto:Autoisthedefaultauthenticationalgorithm.Itwillchangeitsauthentication
typeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.
KeyLength SelecttheKeylength
KeyFormat WhenKeyLengthisselectedas64‐bitesthenInputASCII(5Characters)orHex(10
Characters)
WhenKeyLengthisselectedas128‐bitsthenInputASCII(13Characters)orHex(128
Character)
EncryptionKey UsercanenterthecharactersbasedonselectedKeyLength&KeyFormat.The
formatcanbepassphraseorcharacters.
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Fields Description
SelectEncryption SelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.
Pre‐Authentication SelectPre‐AuthenticationasPersonalorEnterprise.