D-Link DWL-510 manual Site Survey Add, Ssid Service Set Identifier

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Configuration Utility

Site Survey > Add

SSID (Service Set Identifier)-

Enter an SSID name (up to 32 characters in length) The SSID is a unique name that identifies a network. All the devices in a network must share the same SSID name in order to communicate.

Wireless Mode-

Select Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode. Infrastructure indicates that there is an access point in the network. An Ad-Hoc network consists of direct peer-to-peer communication, with no access point in the network.

Data Encryption-

Select this box to enable data encryption

Authentication Mode-

Choose one of the following modes: Open-communicates the key across the network; Shared- allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings; Auto- automatically adjusts to the Authentication mode of the network.

Key-

After inputting up to four Network keys, click on the key that you wish to use

Network Key-

Enter a key corresponding to the format you selected in the Key Format field

Key Length-

64 or 128 bit key length using ASCII or Hexadecimal key format

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

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