¾Auto: With this setting, stations can communicate with the Access Point either with or without data encryption. It will detect the AP that it connected is using which Authentication mode and use the same mode to communicate.

¾Open System: With this setting, the station in the WLAN can receives and transmits data from Access Point (null authentication).

¾Shared Authentication: With this setting, allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings.

‹WEP Key options:

¾Default Key: There are 4 keys available for the WEP function. Please select one of them for WEP to operate.

¾Network Key: You can define the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Key values by yourself.

¾Key Length – Please select which WEP key mode you want to use. There are three modes, each mode has two kind of key length and that is decide on the Key Format you selected. 64bit (5ASCII / 10HEX.), 128bit (13ASCII / 26HEX).

‹Key Format – You can select WEP key format to HEX (Hexadecimal code, 0-9, A-F) or ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange, 0-9, a-z, A-Z).

When “ WPA and WPA2 ” is selected in “Encryption” field, please click “Configuration” button for advanced settings.

WPA uses 802.1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) as the basis of its authentication mechanism. Thus your computer needs to install a certification for the RADIUS server first. Please consult with your network administrator for getting the certification and the appropriate parameters of the above screen.

When “ WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK ” is selected in “Encryption” field, please click “Configuration” button and key in the identical passphrase as configured in Access Point.

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