Linksys WPC200, User Manual

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10 Chapter 4: Setting up and Connecting the Wireless-G Business Notebook Adapter
Setting up the Adapter
Wireless-G Business Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster
WEP
If your network has the wireless security WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), RADIUS or LEAP enabled, this
screen will appear. For connecting with RADIUS or LEAP, click
Connect , then continue to the next section
“Manual Setup” on page 12.
Security - Select WEP .
WEP - Select 64-bit or 128-bit .
Then enter a passphrase or WEP key.
Passphrase - Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The
passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. It 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 - The WEP key you enter must match 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”.
Then click Connect and proceed to Step 3.
WPA-Personal
If your network has the wireless security WPA-Personal (Wi-Fi Protected Access) enabled, this screen will
appear.
Passphrase - Enter a Passphrase, also called a Pre-shared Key, of 8-63 characters in the Passphrase field.
Then click Connect and proceed to Step 3.
Figure 4-5: WEP
Figure 4-6: WPA - Personal
wpa (wi-fi protected access): a wireless security protocol
using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption,
which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.
encryption: encoding data transmitted in a network.
wep (wired equivalent privacy): a method of encrypting
network data transmitted on a wireless network for greater
security.