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Refer to setting up the advanced settings by clicking on the
Advanced
button.
Network authentication:
The network authentication options include an Open
System and Shared Key. When selecting Open Systems, no authentication is
applied (however, encryption is supported). When selecting Shared Key, a WEP
key is used for authentication. The default setting is Open System.
Data encryption (WEP):
The IEEE 802.11 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
standard defines two levels of encryption, a 64-bit key (this is sometimes
represented by 40bits) and a 128-bit key.
Key index:
Select the current encryption key index used by the access point out of
1 to 4.
Using an encryption key:
Click
Use pass phrase
to activate, and enter 5 (for 64-
bit) or 13 (for 128-bit) alphanumeric characters (represented by 0-9, a-z, or A-Z).
6.
The Done window appears, click
OK
.
When a wireless connection to an access point is established, the connection icon
(
) appears in front of the name of the connected profile.
