Instant Wireless® Series
5.If you chose Infrastructure Mode, then proceed to step 6. If you chose Ad- Hoc Mode, then the Wireless Channels screen will now appear. Select the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal. Then click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
Figure 7-14
Channel - From the drop-down box, select the appropriate channel that cor- responds with your network settings. All devices in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to communicate.
6.The Security Settings screen will appear (see Figure 7-15). Choose the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption settings for your wireless net- work. If you enable WEP, enter a passphrase or WEP key. Then click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
WEP - If you do not want to use WEP encryption, keep the default setting, Disable. To use WEP encryption (recommended to increase wireless net- work security), select 64-bit / 10 hex. characters or 128-bit / 26 hex. char- acters from the drop-down menu, and enter a passphrase or WEP key.
Wireless USB Network Adapter
Figure 7-15
Passphrase - Instead of manually entering a WEP key, you can enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically generat- ed. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric char- acters. This passphrase must match the passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those products.)
WEP Key - The WEP key you enter must match the WEP key of your wire- less network. If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.
Key Index - The default transmit key number is 1. If your network’s access point or wireless router uses transmit key number 2, 3, or 4, then select the appropriate number in the Key Index drop-down box.
