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Parameter Description
Channel
This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number
of the radio channel used for the networking. The channel setting
should be the same with the network you are connecting to.
Network Authentication
This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that
the card intends to connect.
Open System
– No authentication is needed among the wireless
network.
Shared Key
– Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP
Key identified) are allowed to connecting each other.
WPA-PSK
–It is a special mode designed for home and small
business users who do not have access to network authentication
servers. In this mode, known as Pre-Shared Key, the user
manually enters the starting password in their access point or
gateway, as well as in each wireless stations in the network. WPA
takes over automatically from that point, keeping unauthorized
users that don’t have the matching password from joining the
network, while encrypting the data traveling between authorized
devices. The encryption method supported by the card is TKIP.
Data Encryption
Disabled
– Disable the WEP Data Encryption.
WEP
– Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is
selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys.
TKIP
– TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the
temporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message
transmitted over a network.) This insures much greater security
than the standard WEP security.
Note: All devices in the network should use the same encryption
method to ensure the communication.
ASCII
WEP Key can be ASCII format. Alphanumeric values or signs are
allowed to be the WEP key. It is more recognizable for user.
Passphrase
It is a text string with a maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters,
for example: “Test“. The WEP Key is based upon the Passphrase
determined by you. This passphrase may not work with other
vendors’ products due to possible incompatibility with other
vendors’ passphrase generators. You must use the same
passphrase or WEP key settings for all wireless computers within
the network.
