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Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Frequently Asked Questions
Wireless-G PCI Adapter
Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air?
The Adapter features two-fold protection in security. On the hardware side, as with Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum technology, it has the inherent security feature of scrambling. On the software side, the Adapter offers
the encryption function (WEP) to enhance security and access control.
What is WEP?
WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a shared key algorithm, as described in the
IEEE 802.11 standard.