Channel No | To communicate in "802.11 |
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| stations MUST use the same Channel number. |
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| ∙ If using "802.11 |
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| wish to use on your Wireless LAN. |
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| ∙ If using "Infrastructure" mode, the Channel is selected |
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| automatically, to match the Channel used by the Access Point. |
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| ∙ If you experience interference (shown by lost connections and/or |
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| slow data transfers) you may need to experiment with different |
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| channels to see which is the best. |
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Network Type | Select the correct value for your Wireless LAN. |
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| ∙ 802.11 |
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| Point, and each Wireless station communicates directly with other |
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| Wireless stations. This is the current standard. |
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| each Wireless station communicates directly with other Wireless |
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| stations. This is the older standard. |
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| ∙ Infrastructure mode is used when each Wireless station connects |
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| to the Wireless Access point. This also provides access to the |
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| wired LAN. |
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Encryption |
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WEP Disabled/ | If Disabled (default), data is NOT encrypted before being transmitted. |
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Enabled | If Enabled, you must provide either the 64 Bit key table or the 128 Bit |
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| keys, as described below. The key is used to encrypt the data before |
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| transmission. |
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64 Bit | ∙ If selected, data is encrypted, using the default key, before being |
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| transmitted. The receiving station must be set to 64 Bit |
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| Encryption, and have the same Key value in the same position in |
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| its key table. Otherwise, it will not be able to decrypt the data. |
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| ∙ Default Key - select the key you wish to be the default. |
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| Transmitted data is ALWAYS encrypted using the Default Key; |
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| the other Keys are for decryption only. |
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| Key Table: |
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| This table is used when Encrypting and Decrypting data. All stations, |
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| including this Access Point, always transmit data encrypted using their |
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| default key. The key number (1, 2, 3, 4) is also transmitted. The |
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| receiving station will use the key number (1, 2, 3, 4) to determine |
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| which key value to use for decryption. If the key value does not match |
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| the transmitting station, decryption will fail. |
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| The easiest way to ensure there are no problems is to have every |
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| Station, including the Access Point, use the same key table (all entries |
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| identical). Then, it does not matter which key is used as the default |
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| key. |
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128 Bit | If selected, data is encrypted using the key before being transmitted. |
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| The receiving station must be set to use 128 Bit Encryption, and have |
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| the same Key value. Otherwise, it will not be able to decrypt the data. |
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WEP | Options are "Open System" or "Shared Key". |
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Authentication | Some Wireless cards and Access Points do not support both methods. |
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