Chapter 3
Advanced Configuration
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RangePlus Wireless PCI Adapter
If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go to step 5 now.
If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, the
Ad-Hoc Mode Settings
screen appears.
NOTE:
The Adapter only supports Ad-Hoc Mode
for 2.4 GHz networks: Wireless-B, Wireless-G,
and Wireless-N (using 2.4 GHz).
Ad-Hoc Mode Settings
Standard Channel
Select the correct channel
for your wireless network. If you are unsure about
which channel to use, keep the default,
Auto
.
Click
Next
to continue, or click
Back
to return to the
previous screen.
If your wireless network does not have wireless security,
select
Disabled
and then click
Next
to continue.
Proceed to step 6.
Wireless Security
If your wireless network has wireless security, select
the method of security used: WEP, WPA Personal,
WPA2 Personal, WPA Enterprise, WPA2 Enterprise, or
RADIUS. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and
WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA2 stands
4.
–
5.
for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA is a stronger security
method than WEP. WPA2 is a stronger security method
than WPA. RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication
Dial-In User Service. Click
Next
to continue, or click
Back
to return to the previous screen.
Proceed to the section for your security method.
WEP
Make sure the settings you configure match the settings
of your wireless network.
WEP
WEP
Select
64-bit
or
128-bit
encryption.
Passphrase
Enter the network’s Passphrase, so a WEP
key is automatically generated. It is case-sensitive and
should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters.
This passphrase must match the passphrase of your other
wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys
wireless products only. (If you have any non-Linksys
wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those
products.)
WEP Key
If you do not have the Passphrase, enter the
WEP key of your wireless network. For 64-bit encryption,
enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit
encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid
hexadecimal characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.
Advanced Users
TX Key
The default is
1
. If your network’s wireless router
or access point uses transmit key number 2, 3, or 4, select
the appropriate number.
Authentication
The default is
Open System
. For Open
System authentication, the sender and the recipient do
not share a WEP key for authentication. For Shared Key
authentication, both the sender and the recipient share a
WEP key for authentication.
Click
Next
to continue, or click
Back
to return to the
previous screen.
