LevelOne 11g USB Adapter w/LCD WiFi Detector Hide SSID, Change/Apply, Authentication Mode

Models: 11g USB Adapter w/LCD WiFi Detector WNC-0304USB

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Hide SSID

If “Hide SSID“ check box is enabled, the AP will not appear in the

 

site survey list of any wireless adapters. It means Only the

 

wireless adapters set the same SSID can connect to the AP. It

 

aviods the AP being connected by unauthorized users.

Change/Apply

Clcik “Change“ will enable you to setup the parameters of

 

“General Connection Setting“. In the meantime, the button will

 

change to “Apply“ for you to confirm your settings.

Authentication Mode

Open System – No authentication is needed for connecting to the

 

AP.

 

Shared Key – Only wireless adapters using a shared key (WEP Key

 

identified) are allowed to connecting to the AP.

WEP

Enable or disable WEP encryption function. If the WEP function is

 

enabled, only wireless adapters with the same default key and

 

WEP key setting can connect to the AP.

Setting

Click “Setting“ to setup the WEP key. Please refer to Section 5.3

 

for more WEP key description.

 

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

Fragement

The value defines the maximum size of packets, any packet size

 

larger than the value will be fragmented. If you have decreased

 

this value and experience high packet error rates, you can

 

increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network

 

performance. Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes.

 

Minor change is recommended.

RTS / CTS

Minimum packet size required for an RTS/CTS (Request To

 

Send/Clear to Send). For packets smaller than this threshold, an

 

RTS/CTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted directly to the

 

WLAN. Select a setting within a range of 0 to 2347 bytes. Minor

 

change is recommended.

Preamble

The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for

 

communication among the wireless networks. There are two

 

modes including Long and Short. High network traffic areas

 

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LevelOne 11g USB Adapter w/LCD WiFi Detector If “Hide SSID“ check box is enabled, the AP will not appear in the