To set authentication / encryption information for the access point.

Please click ‘Auth. \ Encry.’ tab:

Here are descriptions of every setup item:

Item Name

Description

Authentication

Select the authentication type of the wireless access point or wireless device you wish to

 

connect. When you’re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device,

 

authentication type will be selected automatically, and please do not change it. If you

 

select ‘LEAP’, you’ll be prompted to input LEAD specific settings: Please input LEAP

 

identity, password, domain name, and select encryption type. You can check ‘Show

 

Password’ box so the password you inputted will be displayed as you type, but not replace

 

by asterisk.

Encryption

Select the encryption type of the wireless access point or wireless device you wish to

 

connect. When you’re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device,

 

the encryption type will be selected automatically, and please do not modify it.

WPA Preshared

Input WPA preshared key here. If encryption is not enabled, or you select ‘WEP’ as

Key

encryption type, this field will be disabled and grayed out.

WEP Key

You can select key type (Hexadecimal or ASCII) and input WEP key here. If encryption is

 

not enabled, or you select ‘WPA’ as encryption type, this field will be disabled and grayed

 

out. You can set up to 4 WEP keys here. There are two types of WEP key: Hexadecimal

 

and ASCII. For Hexadecimal key, you can input number 0-9 and alphabet a-f; for example,

 

‘001122aabbcc’; For ASCII key, you can input number 0-9 and alphabet a-z; for example,

 

mywepkey12345. The length of WEP key depends on the type of WEP key you selected.

 

You can input 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters and 5 or 13 ASCII characters as WEP

 

key.

Show Password

Check this box and all passphrases or security keys you inputted will be displayed as you

 

type, but not replace your input with asterisk.

Use 802.1x

If the access point you wish to connect requires 802.1x authentication, please click on

 

‘Use 802.1x’ box, then click ‘802.1X’ tab to set 802.1x parameters.