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| Mac Address | The Mac Address of the Access Point. |
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| SSID | The SSID of the Access Point. |
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| Signal | The signal strength of the Access Point. |
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| Channel | The channel used by the Access Point. |
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| Encryption | The encryption of the Access Point is enable or disable. |
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Encryption |
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Encryption | Set the data encryption level for the wireless node. The data encryption level |
| must be the same between all wireless nodes and access points in the same |
| network. The possible values for the data encryption level are Disable, 64 |
| bits and 128 bits. |
| encryption by some vendors. For more explanation on data encryption, |
| please refer to the wireless network fundamental chapter at the beginning of |
| this reference guide. |
| Setting the data encryption level to Disable is to not use any encryption; this |
| is also called Open System data encryption. Setting the data encryption level |
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| Shared Key data encryption method. |
| Shared Key data encryption method. |
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Key #1 | The encryption key used to encrypt/decrypt wireless data. When set to |
Key #2 | (also called |
Key #3 | different keys to encrypt wireless data. However, only one key is allowed in |
Key #4 | the |
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Default Key | When the encryption level is set to |
| vendors) or |
| specify up to four different keys to encrypt wireless data. The Default Tx |
| field allows you to specify which one of the four keys to activate. |
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Mode | The Mandatory mode: Not only the WEP of your USB adapter will be used, |
| but also any other station needs to use WEP encryption in order to establish |
| a communication with your station. |
| The Optional mode: Your USB adapter can communicate with every other |
| station regardless if they use WEP or not. |
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Authentication | The Open System mode is for any USB adapter. |
Type | The Share Key mode allows the USB adapter to use a shared secret key. |
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