Asus USB-N66 user manual Configuration Encryption

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USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual

Configuration - Encryption

The Encryption page allows you to set up the encryption settings for your WLAN adapter. For data confidentiality in a wireless environment, IEEE 802.11 specifies a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm to offer transmission privacy similar to wired network. WEP uses keys to encrypt data packets sent and decrypt data packets received. The

encryption process can scramble frame bits to avoid disclosure to others. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an improved security system for 802.11 that encrypts data sent over radio waves. WPA is developed to overcome the weakness of the WEP protocol.

•Network Authentication - Set up authentication for your WLAN adapter. Options are:

•Open - Sets the network operating in the Open System mode that disables authentication protection for the network or use the WEP encryption for the network.

•Shared - Sets the network operating in the Shared Key mode that uses the WEP encryption for your network.

•WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal - Use the WPA Pre-Shared Key/WPA2 Pre-Shared Key in the Infrastructure mode for authentication.

•WPA/WPA2-Enterprise/WEP 802.1X - Set these authentication modes in the Infrastructure mode (needs to add a RADIUS server to confirm the user’s identity). Two Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) are supported In the RADIUS environment, including PEAP and TLS/Smart Card.

•Data Encryption - Encrypts the data before it is transmitted over the air.

In the Open and Shared authentication modes, options are Disabled and WEP.

•Disabled - Disables the encryption protection for your WLAN adapter.

•WEP - When you select this option, the cursor appears in the field for Key 1. Key in 10 hexadecimal digits (0~9, a~f, and A~F) for the 64-bit encryption.

In the WPA-PSKand WPA-Personal and WPA2-Personal authentication modes, options are: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

•TKIP - Dynamically generates unique keys to encrypt data packet.

•AES - Offers stronger protection and increases the complexity of

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Contents USB-N66 Copyright 2012 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved Table of contents Quick look Package contentsIntroduction System requirementsEnabling the WPS for Windows OS only Status indicatorMounting options Operating and storage environmentTo install the driver and utilities for your Asus USB-N66 Installing the USB-N66 driver and utilitiesConfiguring USB-N66 using Asus utility Connecting to a wireless network manuallyTo connect USB-N66 to a station Ad Hoc mode manually Connecting to a wireless network using WPS Click Finish To switch to the Soft AP mode Soft AP mode Windows XP/Vista/7Asus Wlan adapter Asus Wlan Control Center Asus Wlan Adapter Setting UtilityAsus Wlan Adapter Setting Utility Software informationSurvey Network Type Configuration- BasicConfiguration Encryption Configuration Advanced Click Windows Wireless to use it Configuring USB-N66 using Windows WZC serviceMy Wlan adapter cannot connect to a station or Wlan adapter TroubleshootingHow do I verify that my Wlan adapter is installed properly? My Wlan adapter cannot connect to any Access PointsTCP/IP protocol does not bind to the Wlan adapter Glossary Device Name Default KeyDhcp Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Cofdm for 802.11a or 802.11gDNS Server Address Domain Name System DSL Modem Digital Subscriber LineDirect-Sequence Spread Spectrum for 802.11b Ethernet Extended Service Set ESSEssid Extended Service Set Identifier EncryptionIeee 802.11a 54Mbits/sec IeeeInfrastructure Compared with 802.11gIeee 802.11b 11Mbits/sec Ieee 802.11gISM Bands Industrial, Scientific, and Medicine Bands ISP Internet Service ProviderMAC Address Media Access Control IP AddressPPP Point-to-Point Protocol NIC Network Interface CardPacket Pass PhraseStation Ssid Service Set IdentifierWeca Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance WPA Wi-Fi Protected AccessRequirements Wlan Wireless Local Area NetworkProhibition of Co-location Federal Communications CommissionArticle FCC Radiation Exposure StatementCE Mark Warning DGT Warning StatementIC Warning Statement IC Radiation Exposure StatementCanada, avis d’Industry Canada IC Asus Recycling/Takeback ServicesASUSTeK Computer INC. Asia Pacific Asus Contact Information112, Taiwan
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