7 Enter the network authentication, data encryption (WEP), encryption level, key index, and wireless security password configured for the target access point or
| The network authentication, data encryption | |
| (WEP), key index, and password of a access point | |
Note | are configured in the access point management | |
program. | ||
| For information on the security information, check | |
| the security settings of the access point or ask your | |
| wireless network administrator. | |
| To connect to an existing | |
| (Ad Hoc) network, enter the password configured | |
| when creating the | |
| for the first time. You do not need to enter network | |
| authentication or key index. | |
| Security Settings | |
| ■ Network authentication: The network | |
Note | authentication option includes Open System and | |
Shared Key. When you select Open System, no | ||
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| authentication is applied (however, encryption is | |
| supported). When you select Shared Key, a WEP | |
| key is used for authentication. The default setting | |
| is Open System. |
■Data encryption (WEP): The IEEE 802.11 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) standard defines two levels of encryption, a
■Key index: Select the current encryption key index used by the access point out of 1 to 4.
■To use encryption key: Click Use pass phrase to activate, and enter 5 (for
8 The Done window appears, click OK.
When a wireless connection to an access point is established, the connection icon () appears in front of the name of the connected profile.
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