| Open | If the | Access | Point is | using | |
| Authentication | "Open Authentication”, then the | ||||
| 
 | wireless adapter will need to be | ||||
| 
 | set to the same authentication | ||||
| 
 | mode. | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Shared | Shared Authentication is when | ||||
| Authentication | both the sender and the recipient | ||||
| 
 | share a secret key. | 
 | 
 | ||
| Auto | Select Auto for the network | ||||
| 
 | adapter | to | 
 | select | the | 
| 
 | Authentication | 
 | 
 | mode | |
| 
 | automatically depending | on the | |||
| 
 | Access | Point | Authentication | ||
| 
 | mode. | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Key Length | 64 Bit or 128 Bit. | 
 | 
 | ||
| Key Format | Select HEX if you are using | ||||
| 
 | hexadecimal numbers  | ||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | Select ASCII if you are using | ||||
| 
 | ASCII | 
 | 
 | characters | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | Ten hexadecimal digits or five | ||||
| 
 | ASCII characters | are needed | |||
| 
 | if  | ||||
| 
 | hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII | ||||
| 
 | characters are needed if  | ||||
| 
 | WEP is used. | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| Default Key | This setting is the configuration | ||||
| { 1 | key used in accessing the | ||||
| { 2 | wireless | network | via | WEP | |
| { 3 | encryption. | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| { 4 | Select one default key then fill in | ||||
| 
 | the appropriate | value/phrase in | |||
| 
 | Network Key field. (Please refer | ||||
| 
 | to the Key Format description | ||||
| 
 | for the limitations on the | ||||
| 
 | Network Key.) Note: You must | ||||
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