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INSTALLING AND SETTING UP THE ADAPTERConnectingtoaSecure Wi-Fi® Network
If you choose to connect to a sec ure network,
determinethetypeof security(WPA/WPA2o rWEP)
andusetheappropriatefieldinthedialogbox.
WirelessEquivalent Privacy(WEP)is a less secure, b ut
more widely adopted wireless security protocol. Depending
on the security level (64- or 128 -bit), the user will be
askedtoinputa10-or26 -characterhexkey.Ahexkey
isacombinationoflet ters,a–f,andnumber s,0–9.
Wi-FiProtectedAccess® (WPA®/WPA2®) is the new standard
inwirelesssecurit y.Insteadofahexkey,WPA/WPA2use sonly
passphrases, which are much easier to remember. The passphrase
is8–63charactersandcanconsistofalphabetlettersandnumbers.