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access to a cable-linked network).
Country: for Ad hoc networks only. Radio channel restrictions are different by
countries. Please select properly.
Note: For the US version this item is locked by factory setting and the select
function is disabled.
Channel: for Ad hoc networks only. You can set the radio channel which all computers
must use. The availability of channels depend on which country you have
selected in previous “Country” item.
Note: For the US version only CH 1 to CH 11 is selectable by factory setting.
Security Type: Five network authentication types can be selected.
(1) WEP 64 bit (2) WEP 128 bit (3) WPA-PSK (4) WPA (5) 802.1x.
The detail describe as below.
WARNING
For security reason, enabling one of the security measurements is strongly recommended.
WEP is older and more commonly used in public wireless network. WPA provides stronger
protection than WEP but is more complicated to configure.
(1) WEP 64 bits & (2) WEP 128 bits:
WEP: The same key must be used for the radio module and the access point /router (in
the case of Infrastructure networks). In Ad hoc networks: All computers must
use the same key. 64 or 128 bit keys are supported.
Key Type: The type of WEP key. ‘HEX’: 10 (64 bits) or 26 (128 bits)
Hexadecimal characters (0 - 9 and A - F). ‘ASCII’ : 5 (64 bits) or 13
(128 bits) characters.
Key Index: Select which key (Key 1 to Key 4) to use.
PassPhrase: Use this one for WEP key auto-generation. Check box and enter a
password sentence (max. 32 characters, highest safety level) into the
entry field (appears unreadable). The ‘Key Type’ fields will then be
deactivated. For 64 bit WEP key, four keys will be generated. Select the
key number from ‘Key Index’ which is also being used by the access