User Manual

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Security Page
This is the page where you configure Security settings of your 22Mbps wireless PCI Adapter.
Data Encryption: Click the box to enable Data Encryption feature.
Aut. Mode: There are three modes available to choose from.
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Open Authentication – the sender and receiver do not share secret Key for communication. Instead, each party
generates its own key-pairs and ask the other party to accept it. The key is regenerated when the connection is
established every time.
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Shared Authentication – the sender and receiver shares the common key for data communication, and the key is used
for extended length of time.
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Auto – depend on the communication to establish, and automatically use the proper authentication mode.
The following will only be activated to allow for configuration when Data Encryption is enabled.
Default Key: select one of the 4 keys to use.
Network Key: enter values to these fields, either in HEX or ASCII formats. You only have to enter the key that you will use
Key Length: select 64, 128 or 256 bits as the length of the keys
Key Format: ASCII or HEX (Please refer to Appendix G: Glossary for details about these two formats).