Instant Wireless® Series
5.If you chose Infrastructure mode, proceed to Step 6. If you chose Ad-Hoc mode, the Ad-Hoc Mode Setting screen, Figure 6-15, will appear.
Note: If you chose 5GHz + 2.4GHz in Step 2 for connection to both 802.11a and 54g networks, then go to Step 6. The Adapter will auto- matically select the best channel for you.
From the drop-down menu, select the channel you plan to use for your net- work. If you want the network to automatically choose a channel for you, then select Auto. Click the Next button to continue.
Figure 6-15
6.The Security Settings screen will appear (see Figure 6-16). Enable or dis- able Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption for your wireless net- work. If you enable WEP, select the level of WEP encryption, and then enter a Passphrase or WEP key. If you want to disable WEP encryption, select Disable. Click the Next button to continue.
WEP Level (Disable/64-bit WEP/128-bit WEP/152-bit WEP) - If you do not want to use WEP encryption, choose Disabled. To use WEP encryption (recommended to increase network security), select 64-bit / 10 hex. char- acters, 128-bit / 26 hex. characters, or 152-bit / 32 hex. characters from the drop-down menu. Then enter either a Passphrase or WEP key.
Note: 152-bit / 32 hex. characters WEP encryption is available only for 802.11a networking.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter
Figure 6-16
Passphrase - Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a Passphrase, so a WEP key is automatically generated if you chose 64-bit / 10 hex. characters or 128-bit / 26 hex. characters WEP encryption. The passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. This passphrase must match the passphrase of your wireless net- work and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (You will have to enter the WEP key(s) manually on any non-Linksys wireless products.)
Note: If you chose 152-bit / 32 hex. characters WEP encryption, you must manually enter a WEP key. You cannot use a passphrase.
WEP Key - This WEP key must match the WEP key of your wireless net- work. If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryp- tion, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. If you are using 152-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 32 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.
Key Index - If you are using an access point and need to match its transmit key, choose the appropriate key number from the drop-down menu.
