Minor change is recommended.

Channel

This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number

 

of the radio channel used for the networking. The channel setting

 

should be the same with the network you are connecting to.

3.2.1.2 Authentication and Security

Parameter

Description

Authentication Type

This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that

 

the card intends to connect.

 

Open – No authentication is needed among the wireless network.

 

Shared – Only wireless devices using a shared key (WEP Key

 

identified) are allowed to connecting each other.

Authentication Type

LEAP – LEAP is a pre-EAP, Cisco-proprietary protocol, with many

 

of the features of EAP protocols. Cisco controls the ability of other

 

vendors to implement this protocol, so it should be selected for

 

use only when limited vendor choice for client, access-point, and

 

server products is not a concern. When you have set up LEAP

 

authentication, you have to enter the user name and password of

 

your computer.

 

WPA – WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using

 

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