3Com OfficeConnect 3CRWE254G72, User Manual

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Configuration Utility
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3.2.1.5 Operating Mode
The 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g USB Adapter offers the following modes:
• Infrastructure mode: The Infrastructure (or Access Point) mode allows you to
communicate with a wired network via an access point. If you wish to operate in
this mode, you must enter an identical
SSID to make a communication with the
intended access point.
• Ad hoc mode: The Ad hoc mode provides you with peer-to-peer communication,
which means every wireless-equipped computer within a group is able to
connect with another computer other as an independent wireless LAN without
the use of an access point. All stations within the Ad-hoc network use the same
SSID .
3.2.1.6 Encryption (WEP Security)
You may choose one of the following security settings from this pull-down list:
• Disabled : Select this option to allow all stations within the same networking
community to communicate without any data encryption.
• 64 bit or 128 bit : These two key lengths are offered. Select the preferred level of
security. The same WEP key is required for communication with the chosen
access point.
If you have enabled encryption, you must select a Key Type from the drop down
menu. Also select one Default Key to use for encryption.
3.2.1.7 Key Type
Once you set the Encryption type as 64 bit or 128 bit , you may either edit WEP keys
manually or create them via the passphrase of your wireless network.
If you want to create keys manually, you can directly enter up to 4 WEP keys for use
in WEP encryption.
To generate the WEP keys, please define the key type as ASCII or Hexadecimal (for
hexadecimal characters, only digits 0-9 and letters A-F are valid). Then edit the text in
the blank fields below, from
Key 1 to Key 4 , as the encryption codes.
Note: These codes/keys must be identical between the wireless nodes
within the same network group (or SSID).