Wireless Mode, Data Encryption, Authentication

Using the Configuration Utility (continued)

SSID:

Service Set Identifier is a name that identifies a wireless network. Access Points and wireless devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting is default.

Wireless Mode:

Click on the pull-down menu; select from the following options:

Infrastructure - connecting to the WLAN using an Access Point.(This is the default setting).

Ad-Hoc – wireless mode used when connecting directly to a computer equipped with a wireless adapter in a peer-to-peer environment.

Configuration

IP Settings

Data Encryption:

Select Enabled or Disabled.

Authentication:

Choose one of the following modes:

Open Authentication – the DWL-650 is visible to all devices on the network

Shared Authentication – allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings

WPA – Wi-Fi protected access.

WPA-PSK– Wi-Fi protected access Pre-Shared Key.

IEEE802.1X:.

Enables or disables the use of 802.1X authentication

Key Length:

Select the key length and either ASCII (e.g., a word) or hexadecimal format.

Keys 1-4:

Select the default key

Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127

IP Settings:

When you click IP Settings in the Configuration window, the pop-up screen above will appear. Configure the IP Settings in this window.

Click Apply to save changes.