User Manual

Authentication
There are four types of authentication:
z Open authentication
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Shared authentication
z WPA authentication
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WPA-PSK authentication
Open, Shared, and WPA 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.
You may type either between 8 and 63 alphanumeric characters or exactly 64 hexadecimal characters.
Encryption
Open and Shared authentication can use WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption to mask
transmitted data. When you specify that WEP is enabled for the network, you must enter the WEP
encryption keys by clicking the Properties button to the right of the Encryption Type field.
When you click this button, the Configuration Utility selects Enter Manual Keys, and allows you to enter
keys as either alphanumeric or hexadecimal characters. To enter a key, click in the field for any of the
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