SMC Networks SMC2664W manual Site Survey, Encryption

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USING THE EZ CONNECT WIRELESS USB UTILITY IN WINDOWS 98, ME,

AND 2000

Site Survey

The Site Survey screen displays all access points in the wireless LAN. You can choose one of them to connect to by double-clicking on an entry.

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Encryption

Encryption – Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in the adapter to prevent unauthorized access. For more secure data transmissions, set encryption to “128-bit” or “64-bit”. The 128-bit setting gives a higher level of security. The setting must be the same for all clients in your wireless network (Default: Disabled).

The WEP encryption implemented in SMC’s EZ Connect Wireless USB adapter is based on the RC4 encryption algorithm. The security keys are

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