Authentication Type
To provide a certain level of security, the IEEE 802.11 standard has defined two types of authentication methods, Open System and Shared Key. With Open System authentication, a wireless PC can join any network and receive messages that are not encrypted. With Shared Key authentication, only those PCs that possess the correct authentication key can join the network. By default, IEEE 802.11 wireless devices operate in an Open System network.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is used when the wireless devices are configured to operate in Shared Key authentication mode.
If the Access Point is using Open System mode, the wireless adapters on the network will need to be set to the same authentication mode. Shared Key is used when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key.
Select Auto for the network adapter to select
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