User's Manual

PHILIPS 802.11a/b MiniPCI Card WLAN

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4. The next tab on this property sheet allows for the selection of security features. The fields on

this page are as follows:

Enable Security: This field completely enables or disables the IEEE 802.11 wired equivalent privacy

(WEP) security feature.

Default Encryption Key: This field defines the type of encryption key to use (either Unique Key or

Shared Keys). This field allows you to select only a key (Unique, First, Second, Third, or Fourth)

whose corresponding field has been completed.

Unique Key: This field defines the unique encryption key for security for the current network

configuration. In ad hoc mode, this encryption key type is not used. To enable security using a

Unique Key, this field must be populated.

Shared Keys: These fields define a set of shared encryption keys. To enable security using Shared

Keys, at least one Shared Key field must be populated.

Key Length: This field defines the length for each encryption key. As the Key Length is changed, the

number of available characters in the field is changed automatically. If after a key is entered the

length is adjusted to a smaller number, the key is automatically truncated to fit. If the length is

increased again, the field is not automatically updated to its previous value.