Linksys WMP54GR Available Wireless Network, encryption encoding data transmitted in a network

Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster

Available Wireless Network

The available networks are listed in the table on the center of the screen by SSID. Select the wireless network you wish to connect to and click the Connect button. (If you do not see your network listed, you can click the Refresh button to bring the list up again.) If the network utilizes wireless security, you will need to configure security on the Adapter. If not, you will be taken directly to the Congratulations screen.

1.If you have wireless security enabled on your network, continue to step 2. If you don’t have wireless security enabled, continue to step 3.

2.Wireless Security - Your wireless security settings must match the wireless security settings on all other devices on your network.

•If your network has the wireless security WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) enabled, this screen will appear. Select 64-bit or 128-bit.

Then enter a passphrase or WEP key.

Passphrase - Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. It must match the passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those products.)

WEP Key - The WEP key you enter must match the WEP key of your wireless network. For 64-bit encryption, enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.

Then click Connect and proceed to Step 3.

•If your network has the wireless security WPA Personal (Wi-Fi Protected Access) enabled, this screen will appear.

Encryption - Select the type of algorithm you want to use, TKIP or AES, from the Encryption drop-down menu.

Figure 3-5: WEP Key Needed for Connection

wep (wired equivalent privacy): a method of encrypting network data transmitted on a wireless network for greater security.

encryption: encoding data transmitted in a network.

Passphrase - Enter a Passphrase, also called a pre-shared key, of 8-63 characters in the Passphrase field.

Then click Connect and proceed to Step 3.

Chapter 3: Setting up and Connecting the Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster

Figure 3-6: WPA - Personal Needed for Connection

wpa (wi-fi protected access: a wireless security protocol using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.

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Setting up the Adapter