NetGear Print Server Manual

Channel No

To communicate in "802.11 Ad-hoc" or "Ad hoc" mode, all Wireless stations MUST

use the same Channel number.

 

 

If using "802.11 Ad-hoc" or "Ad-hoc" mode, select the value you wish to use on your Wireless

 

LAN.

 

If using "Infrastructure" mode, the Channel is selected automatically, to match the Channel

 

used by the Access Point.

 

If you experience interference (shown by lost connections and/or slow data transfers) you may

 

need to experiment with different channels to see which is the best.

 

 

Network Type

Select the correct value for your Wireless LAN.

 

802.11 Ad-hoc mode is used when there is no Wireless Access Point, and each Wireless

 

station communicates directly with other Wireless stations. This is the current standard.

 

Ad-hoc mode is used when there is no Wireless Access Point, and each Wireless station

 

communicates directly with other Wireless stations. This is the older standard.

 

Infrastructure mode is used when each Wireless station connects to the Wireless Access

 

point. This also provides access to the wired LAN.

 

 

Link Info Button

This will display information about the current wireless connection. See below for details.

 

 

WEP Disabled/

If Disabled (default), data is NOT encrypted before being transmitted.

Enabled

 

 

If Enabled, you must provide either the 64 Bit key table or the 128 Bit keys, as described

 

below. The key is used to encrypt the data before transmission.

 

 

64 Bit

If selected, data is encrypted, using the default key, before being transmitted. The receiving

 

 

station must be set to 64 Bit Encryption, and have the same Key value in the same position

 

in its key table. Otherwise, it will not be able to decrypt the data.

 

Default Key - select the key you wish to be the default. Transmitted data is ALWAYS

 

encrypted using the Default Key; the other Keys are for decryption only.

 

Key Table:

 

This table is used when Encrypting and Decrypting data. All stations, including this Access

 

Point, always transmit data encrypted using their default key. The key number (1, 2, 3, 4) is

 

also transmitted. The receiving station will use the key number (1, 2, 3, 4) to determine which

 

key value to use for decryption. If the key value does not match the transmitting station,

 

decryption will fail.

 

The easiest way to ensure there are no problems is to have every Station, including the

 

Access Point, use the same key table (all entries identical). Then, it does not matter which key

 

is used as the default key.

 

 

128 Bit

If selected, data is encrypted using the key before being transmitted. The receiving station

 

must be set to use 128 Bit Encryption, and have the same Key value. Otherwise, it will not be

 

able to decrypt the data.

 

 

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