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Action tec 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card User Manual
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Chapter 3 Using the Wireless Configuration Utility
Enable Mixed Mode
When Privacy Mode is set to None or
WEP
(and, if
WEP
is selected, the
Authentication Mode is set to None), the “Enable Mixed Mode” check box can
be accessed. Click in the appropriate check box to activate and allow the
PC
Card
to connect to both protected and non-protected access points or base stations.
WEP Configuration
If
WEP
is selected in the Privacy Mode list box, and None is selected in the
Authentication Mode list box, the “
WEP
Configuration” window appears.
To configure a
WEP
key:
1.
For each key being defined, select a key size from the “Key Size” list box (either
64-bit , 128-bit , or 256-bit ).
64-bit
WEP
-
A
64
-bit
WEP
key comprises five hexadecimal digit pairs. A hexa-
decimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging from
0-9
or
A-F
. An
example of a
64
-bit
WEP
key is:
4E-A3-3D-68-72
.
128-bit
WEP -
A
128
-bit
WEP
comprises
13
hexadecimal pairs. A hexadecimal digit
consists of alphanumeric characters ranging from
0-9
or
A-F
. An example of a
128
-
bit
WEP
key is:
3D-44-FE-6C-A1-EF-2E-D3-C4-21-74-5D-B1
.
256-bit
WEP -
A
256
-bit
WEP
key comprises
29
hexadecimal pairs. A hexadecimal
digit consists of alphanumeric characters ranging from
0-9
or
A-F
. An example of a
256
-bit
WEP
key is:
3D-44-FE-6C-A1-EF-2E-D3-C4-21-74-5D-B1
-
3D-44-FE-6C-A1-EF-
2E-D3-C4-21-74-5D-32-7B-AA-B1.