D-Link DWL-650+ manual Encryption, Configuration Utility

Configuration Utility

Encryption

D-Link AirPlus DWL-650+ 2.4GHz Wireless Cardbus Adapter

Fig. 6.5

Please note that all devices must share the same Encryption

settings to communicate on the network.

Data Encryption – enable Encryption by clicking on the box. The DWL- 650+ has Encryption disabled as the default setting.

Authorization mode – choose one of the following modes:

Open Authentication – communicates the key across the network

Shared Authentication – allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings

Auto – will automatically adjust to the Authentication mode of the wireless client

Network Key – enter a key in either ASCII (e.g., a word) or hexadecimal format

Key Format - ASCII or Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127

Key type - select the key length, either 64, 128 or 256 bits Key Index – You can create up to 4 different security keys Click Apply to save the changes.

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