User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311
Configuration 4-9
Identifying the Wireless Security Settings
Print this form, fill in the configuration parameters and put it in a safe place for possible future
reference. For an existing wireless network, the person who set up the network will be able to
provide this information.
•Wireless Network Name (SSID): The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless
local area network. ANY is the default WPN311 wireless network name (SSID). You can
customize it using up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Write your customized wireless network
name (SSID) on the line below.
Note: The SSID in the wireless access point is the SSID you configure in the wireless pc
adapter. For the access point and wireless nodes to communicate with each other, all must be
configured with the same SSID.
Wireless network name (SSID): ______________________________
•If WEP Authentication is Used.
–WEP Encryption key size. Identify one: 64-bit or 128-bit. The encryption key size must
the wireless network settings.
–Data Encryption (WEP) Keys. There are two methods for creating WEP data encryption
keys. Whichever method you use, record the key values in the spaces below.
•Passphrase method. ______________________________ These characters are case
sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable characters and click the Generate Keys
button. Not all wireless devices support the passphrase method.
•Manual method. These values are not case sensitive. For 64-bit WEP, enter 10 hex
digits (any combination of 0-9 or a-f). For 128-bit WEP, enter 26 hex digits.
Key 1: ___________________________________
Key 2: ___________________________________
Key 3: ___________________________________
Key 4: ___________________________________
•If WPA-PSK Authentication is Used.
–Passphrase: ______________________________ These characters are case sensitive.
Enter a word or group of printable characters. When you use WPA-PSK, the other devices
in the network will not connect unless they are set to WPA-PSK as well and are configured
with the correct Passphrase.
Use the procedures below to configure basic security settings in the WPN311.