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four WEP keys and begin typing. For 64-bit encryption, you must type exactly 5 alphanumeric or 10

hexadecimal characters in these key fields; for 128-bit encryption, you must type exactly 13

alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters. You then click the OK button to create your encryption

keys. After you click the OK button, the Configuration Utility uses asterisks to mask your keys.

The Global (default) key field lets you specify which of the four encryption keys you use to transmit

data on your wireless LAN. You can change the default key by clicking on the up or down arrow at the

right of this field until the number of the key you want to use appears. As long as the Access Point or

computer with which you are communicating has the same key in the same position, you can use any of

the keys as the default.

To create encryption keys using a passphrase, click the radio button next to Enter Passphrase and type

a character string in the Passphrase field. As with creating keys manually, you must type exactly 5

alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters for 64-bit encryption, or exactly 13 alphanumeric or 26

hexadecimal characters for 128-bit encryption. After you click the OK button, the Configuration Utility

generates 4 WEP keys and uses asterisks to mask your keys.

For WPA and WPA-PSK authentication, you can specify either TKIP or AES encryption. Neither of these

encryption methods requires configuration.

Two fields appear at the bottom of the Association menu. If you check the first field (by clicking in the

box to the left of the field), your computer can associate with Access Points that do not support

encryption, provided that the network name used by the AP matches the Network name specified in this

menu.

If the network that you are configuring is an ad-hoc network, the second field at the bottom of the

Association menu is checked. If you are adding an adhoc network, click the check box next to this field.

When this field is checked, you specify the channel used in the ad-hoc network by clicking the down

arrow to the right of the Ad-hoc Channel field and highlighting the appropriate channel.

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Authentication Tab

If the network you are configuring requires authentication, select the Authentication tab to continue.

Selecting this tab displays a menu similar to the following:

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