Parameter | Description |
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Authentication Type | This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that |
| the adapter intends to connect to. All security keys within a |
| network must match to allow successful communications. |
| Open – No authentication is needed among the wireless network. |
| Shared – Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP Key |
| identified) are allowed to connecting each other. |
| LEAP – Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. Allows |
| dynamic WEP keys and mutual authentication between a wireless |
| client and a RADIUS server. LEAP allows for clients to |
| reauthenticate frequently; upon each successful authentication, |
| the clients acquire a new WEP key |
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| business users who do not have access to network authentication |
| servers. In this mode, known as |
| manually enters the starting password in their access point or |
| gateway, as well as in each wireless stations in the network. WPA |
| takes over automatically from that point, keeping unauthorized |
| users that don't have the matching password from joining the |
| networ k, while encrypting the data traveling between authorized |
| devices. The encryption methods are including TKIP and AES. |
| Note that this option is only available for Windows XP. |
| WPA2 – This mode complies with the 802.11i standard. Option |
| available on Windows XP computers only. |
Parameter | Description |
Encryption Mode | None – Disable the WEP Data Encryption. |
| WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is |
| selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys. |
| TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integ rity Protocol) changes the |
| temporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message |
| transmitted over a network.) This insures much greater security |
| than the standard WEP security. |
| AES – AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of |
| security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most |
| advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the |
| wireless network. |
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