AT&T 6602G user manual Security

Adapter Configuration

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Security

The Security screen allows you to set the privacy settings of your wireless notebook adapter. These must match the settings of your wireless router or access point.

WEP Encryption: For a higher level of privacy you can choose to scramble the data being transferred over your network by setting Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Encryption to On. Click on the box to enable WEP Encryption. You must use exactly the same WEP phrase or key used by your wireless router or access point.

Authentication Mode: Default is Auto, which adjusts automatically to the authentication presented (Open or Shared,) by another wireless device. Choose Open Authentication

to pass the key across the whole network, (any PC whose SSID matches your router's SSID can join it), or Shared Authentication to limit communication to devices with identical WEP settings.

Phrase/Key: Enter a security phrase. If you choose the Hex Key Format (see below), you must use hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f). If you choose the ASCII Key Format you can use letters, numbers, spaces, and punctuation marks. For the ASCII Key Format you must enter five characters for 64-bit, 13 charac- ters for 128-bit or 29 characters for-256 bit encryption. Whichever format you use, the security phrase you enter must match the one set for your wireless router or access point. You can create up to four dif- ferent security phrases, for different wireless networks. Remember that security phrases are case sensi- tive (i.e., “cat” and “Cat” are not the same).

Key Format: Choose ASCII or hexadecimal format. If you choose ASCII, you can use names that you know and can easily remember for your key.

Length: Use the drop-down menu to choose a key length. The higher the number, the slower and more secure your system is.

If you change any setting above, click the Apply button.

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