User's Manual

Hercules Wireless N PCMCIA HWNPCM-300
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4.9. Viewing, modifying or adding Favorites – Creating an Ad
hoc network
A Favorite is a group of settings for connection to a known Infrastructure or Ad hoc network (your own, a
neighbor’s, a friend’s). WiFi Station N allows you to easily store the settings for a network in memory, or view
or modify existing Favorites.
In an Ad hoc (Peer to Peer) network, creating a Favorite is the equivalent of actually creating the
wireless link between the computers.
4.9.1.Security options
To avoid having an individual on the outside improperly connect to your network, we strongly recommend that
you secure your network. The table below sums up the 4 security types supported by WiFi Station N.
Type Level of security Key used
WEP The lowest level of security, in which a single
encryption key is used for the data exchanged.
Each wireless client in the network must use the
same key to decode the transmission.
64-bit (10 characters) or
128-bit (26 characters) key
in hexadecimal format.
WEP (Shared) Level of security based on WEP, moreover
employing an authentication method via a shared
key.
64-bit (10 characters) or
128-bit (26 characters) key
in hexadecimal format.
WPA-PSK (TKIP) Latest-generation high level of security, specially
designed for environments such as a small business
or the home, using a pre-shared key.
Password with a minimum of
8 alphanumeric
characters.
WPA-PSK (AES) Level of security superior to WPA-PSK (TKIP),
using an encryption method based on the new IEEE
802.11i security standard.
Password with a minimum of
8 alphanumeric
characters.