discourages its use because it provides weak security for your wireless network. To configure shared key authentication, select No authentication (Open) here and then select Shared from the Security tab in the properties of the wireless network (described later in this article).
•Encryption type Select the method used to encrypt data frames sent over the wireless network. The choices depend on the selected security type.
•When the No authentication (Open) security type is selected, you can select None.
•When the WEP security type is selected, you can select WEP.
•When the 802.1x security type is selected, you can select WEP.
•When the
The choices listed depend on the capabilities of your wireless network adapter that are reported to Windows.
•Security Key/Passphrase Type the WEP key (if you selected the WEP security type), the WPA preshared key (if you selected the
•Display characters Specifies whether you want to view the value typed in Security Key/Passphrase.
•Start this connection automatically Specifies whether Windows Vista will automatically connect to this wireless network. If you clear this checkbox, you must manually connect to the wireless network from the Connect to a network dialog box.
•Connect even if the network is not broadcasting Specifies whether Windows should attempt to connect even if the wireless network is not broadcasting
its name. This will cause Windows Vista to send Probe Request frames to locate the wireless network. These probe request frames can be used by malicious users to determine the name of the
When you click Next, Windows Vista displays the following page.
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