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Using the Configuration Utility with Windows OS (continued)
SSID:Configuration
Service Set Identifier is a name that identifies a wireless network. Access Points and wireless devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting is default.
Wireless Mode:
Click on the
Infrastructure - connecting to the WLAN using an Access Point.(This is the
default setting).IP Settings
Data Encryption:
Select Enabled or Disabled.
Authentication:
Choose one of the following modes:
Open Authentication – the
Shared Authentication – allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings
Auto – will automatically adjust to the Authentication mode of the wireless Access Point or Router
Key Length:
Select the key length and either ASCII (e.g., a word) or hexadecimal format.
Keys 1-4:
Select the default key
Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for representing English letters as numbers from
IP Settings:
When you click IP Settings in the Configuration window, the
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