User's Manual

Nordic ID PL3000 user manual, v. 2.6, October 2006 103

Appendix H Conﬁ guring the Linksys WCF54G –card

This appendix describes the conﬁ guration of the wireless network with Linksys WCF54G –network

adapter.

Glossary of term

WEP The ﬁ rst security standard used in wireless networks to encrypt the wireless network trafﬁ c.

WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access. An improved security standard for wireless networks that provides

stronger data protection and network access control. It provides stronger data protection by using

encryption, access controls and user authentication (not included in WEP). WPA utilizes 128-bit encryption

keys and dynamic session keys to ensure the wireless network’s privacy and security.

PSK A mechanism in Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) that allows the use of manually entered keys or

passwords to initiate WPA security. The PSK is entered on the access point or wireless gateway and each

device that is on the Wi-Fi network. The password also initiates the encryption process which, in WPA is

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).

EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol. A protocol that provides an authentication Framework for both

wireless and wired Ethernet enterprise networks.

Required information from the network administrator:

- Network SSID (name)

- Type of network (AdHock or Network)

- Encryption used

- Authentication method used

- Network key (PSK)

Connecting to the wireless network

Before conﬁ guring the wireless network settings deﬁ ne the IP-addresses and Name servers from the

“Settings – Network and Dial-up connections” –menu. The Linksys -card should automatically create the

default IP-setting ﬁ le named “WLAG46F1”. By default the IP-addresses and nameservers are conﬁ gured

to be obtained by DHCP. Modify the setting by tapping that ﬁ le and typing the IP-addresses and Name

servers if needed.

By default the program always pops up when new network(s) is detected, this can be disabled by

unchecking the “Notify when new networks available” checkbox. If not, open the application by double

tapping the Network connections –tray icon (see picture) and select the Wireless Information –tab.