User's Manual

Site Survey
By choosing the Site Survey option in any of the two modes, you can scan all the channels in order to find all the
access points within the range of your card. In Figure 3-4, the card can see four access points. The list includes
information about the BSSID and SSID of the access point(s), the signal strength, the channel where the access
point(s) operates, and whether or not WEP encryption is used. In order to update this list, press the “Re-scan”
button. If you want to associate with any of the access point(s) listed, double click on your choice (on the BSSID
field), and the system will take you back to the Monitor screen showing you the parameters of the connection
newly established.
Figure 3-4 Site Survey Option
Encryption
By choosing this options in any of the two modes, you can set four different WEP keys and specify which one of
them to use. First, either enable or disable encryption from the appropriate “Encryption” field (see Figure 3-5
below). If you decide to use encryption, you can choose any of the available WEP keys (1 to 4). You also have
the option to select the WEP mode (Mandatory/Optional). If you select “Mandatory”, then not only WEP will be
used, but also any other station needs to use WEP encryption in order to establish a communication with your
station. This requirement is in line with the IEEE 802.11b standard. If, on the other hand, you choose “Optional”,
then your station can communicate with every other station regardless if they use WEP or not. Please keep in
mind that the WEP keys must be in HEX format. Finally, you have the option to select whether Open System or
Shared Key authentication will be used. In order to take effect the changes you wish to make, press the “Submit”
button at the bottom of the screen.
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