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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.