| Association Mode |
Before
authentication can take place, you must associate your client to an access
point. Three types are provided here: Auto, Open and
Shared Only.
Open, for
connecting to a network through an access point. Choose this mode if you
are not required to select shared mode.
Shared, for connecting
to a network through an access point that requires WEP keys for
association and data encryption.
Auto, in this mode, device will
accept either open or shared only mode the client
configured. |
|
Default
Transmit Key |
Select
which WEP key (1-4) will be used when the Router sends data. Make sure the
receiving device is using the same key. |
|
WEP
Encryption |
An acronym
for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption method used to protect
your wireless data communications. WEP uses 64-bit or 128-bit keys to
provide access control to your network and encryption security for every
data transmission. To decode data transmissions, all devices Wireless-G
and 802.11b a network must use an identical WEP key.
Select the
level of WEP encryption you wish to use, 64-bit 10 hex digits or
128-bit 26 hex digits. Higher encryption levels offer higher levels
of security, but due to the complexity of the encryption, they may
decrease network performance. |
|
Passphrase |
Instead of
manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a Passphrase. This Passphrase is
used to generate one or more WEP keys. It is case-sensitive and should not
be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. (The Passphrase function is
compatible with Linksys wireless products only. If you want to communicate
with non-Linksys wireless products, you will need to enter your WEP keys
manually on the non-Linksys wireless products.) After you enter the
Passphrase, click the Generate button to create WEP
keys. |
|
Keys
1-4 |
WEP keys
enable you to create an encryption scheme for wireless LAN transmissions.
If you are not using a Passphrase, then manually enter a set of values.
(Do not leave a key field blank, and do not enter all zeroes. These are
not valid key values.)
If you are
using 64-bit WEP encryption, then each key must consist of exactly 10
hexadecimal characters in length. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption,
then each key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters in length.
Valid hexadecimal characters are "0"-"9" and
"A"-"F" |