will still scan all channels to see if there is an existing ad hoc group they can join.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a standard for encrypting data before it is transmitted. This function is desirable because it is impossible to secure any data that is transmitted by wireless stations. However, if the data is encrypted, then it is meaningless unless the receiver can decrypt it. If WEP is used, the wireless stations and the access point must have the same settings for each of the following:
WEP | Off, 64 Bit, 128 Bit |
Key | For 64 Bit encryption, the Key value must match. |
| For 128 Bit encryption, the Key value must match |
WEP | Open System or Shared Key. |
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To allow wireless stations to use the access point, the wireless stations and the access point must use the same settings, as follows:
Mode | On client wireless stations, the mode must be set to Infrastructure |
| (The access point is always in Infrastructure mode.) |
SSID (ESSID) | Wireless stations should use the same SSID (ESSID) as the access point to which they want to connect. |
| Alternatively, the SSID can be set to Any or null (blank) to allow connection to any access point. |
WEP | The wireless stations and the access point must use the same settings for WEP (Off, 64 Bit, 128 Bit). |
| WEP Key — If WEP is enabled, the Key must be the same on the Wireless stations and the access point. |
| WEP Authentication — If WEP is enabled, all wireless stations must use the same setting as the access point |
| (either Open System or Shared Key). |