Chapter 3
Configuration
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Dual Band Wireless-N Notebook Adapter
in your wireless network. If you are unsure about
which channel to use, keep the default setting
Auto.
Click
Next
to continue. Click the
Back
button to
change any settings.
If your wireless network doesn’t have wireless security,
6.
select
Disabled
and then click
Next
to continue.
Proceed to Step 7.
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
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 the
Back
button to return to the previous screen.
Proceed to the section for your security method.
WEP
WEP
WEP
Select 64-bit or 128-bit encryption.
Passphrase
Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field,
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
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”.
Advanced Users
TX Key
The default transmit key number is 1. If your
network’s access point or wireless router uses transmit key
number 2, 3, or 4, select the appropriate number from the
TX Key drop-down box.
Authentication
The default is set to Auto, so it will auto-
detect for Shared Key or Open System authentication.
For Shared Key authentication, both the sender and the
recipient share a WEP key for authentication. For Open
System authentication, the sender and the recipient do
not share a WEP key for authentication. If you are not sure
which authentication method to select, keep the default,
Auto.
Click
Next
to continue, or click
Back
to return to the
previous screen.
WPA Personal
WPA Personal offers two encryption methods, TKIP and
AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select
TKIP
or
AES
for encryption. Then enter a Pre-shared Key that is 8-63
characters in length.
WPA Personal
Encryption
Select the type of algorithm you want to use,
TKIP or AES, from the Encryption drop-down menu.
Pre-shared Key
Enter a Pre-shared Key of 8-63 characters
in the Pre-shared Key field.
Click
Next
to continue or
Back
to return to the previous
screen.
