Linksys WPC55AG manual Mixed Mode, Select G-Only Mode

Figure 6-20

Figure 6-19

6.If you chose Infrastructure mode, proceed to Step 6. Depending upon the Ad-Hoc mode you chose, one or both Ad-Hoc Mode Setting screens, shown in Figure 6-17 and 6-18, will appear.

Note: If you chose 5GHz + 2.4GHz in Step 2 for connection to both 802.11a and 54g networks, then go to Step 6. The Adapter will auto- matically select the best channel for you.

From the drop-down menu, select the chan- nel you plan to use for your network. If you want the network to automatically choose a channel for you, then select Auto.

The Network Mode set-
ting	is	available			only
for	54g		networks. If
you have Wireless-G						Figure 6-17
(draft		802.11g)			and
Wireless-B				(802.11b)
devices in your net-
work,		then		keep	the
default		Network Mode
setting,		Mixed Mode.
If	you		have		only
Wireless-G				devices,
select G-Only Mode.
Click the			Next button
to continue.

Figure 6-18

7.The Security Settings screen will appear next, as shown in Figure 6-19. Select the security method your wireless network employs in the drop-down menu.

If the wireless net- work has WEP encryption enabled for security, you will see the screen shown in Figure 6-20. If the wireless network has LEAP authentica- tion enabled for security, you will see the screen shown in Figure 6-21. If the wireless network

employs an Externally Managed

802.1x type of security, choose this selection. The Adapter will detect the set- tings and forward you to the next Profile screen, shown in Figure 6-22.

WEP

When the WEP set- tings screen opens, shown in Figure 6- 20, first select the level of WEP encryption you wish to employ: 64-bit, 128-bit, or 152-bit.

Next, select the type of Authentication

your network employs. You may

choose between Auto, Open System or Shared Key. With the Shared Key setting, all wireless devices must have the same WEP keys so that they can authenticate each other and start transmitting data. With the Open System set- ting, the Adapter can join a network without performing a security check. The default setting is to Auto, which means that the Adapter will automatically detect the network’s settings and transmit data appropriately.

Next, choose a Transmit Key, 1-4. This will be one of the encryption keys in the four fields, entered manually or generated through the use of a Passphrase.

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