Linksys WPC51AB manual Instant Wireless Series

Instant Wireless® Series

8.The Security Settings screen will appear. Set the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption for your wireless network by selecting a WEP configu- ration method (recommended to increase network security). If you enable WEP encryption, enter a WEP key in the Key 1 field. Click the Next but- ton to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.

WEP (Disabled/64-bit WEP/128-bit WEP/152-bit WEP) - If you do not want to use WEP encryption, choose Disabled.

To use WEP encryption, select 64-bit, 128-bit WEP, or 152-bit WEP from the drop-down menu. Then enter the WEP key of your wireless network in the Key 1 field.

Key 1 - This WEP key must match the WEP key of your wireless network. If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exact- ly 10 hexadecimal characters in length. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters in length. Valid hexadecimal characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.

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Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter

9.The Confirm New Settings screen will appear. To save the new settings, click the Yes button. To cancel the settings and return to the Profiles screen, click the No button. To edit the new settings, click the Back button.

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10.The Congratulations screen will appear next. Click Activate new settings now to implement the new settings immediately and return to the Link Information screen. Click Activate new settings later to keep the current settings active and return to the Profiles screen.

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You have successfully created a connection profile. Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.

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