Planet WL-U356, User Manual

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Ad Hoc: This mode enables interconnecting of wireless adapters without the
presence of an AP or Router.
Ø Encryption: There are four items for selection: Disable, WEP, TKIP, and AES. You
can configure the encryption method based on the settings in the “ Encryption
Setting ” field.
Ø Authentication mode:
Auto: Auto switching of the authentication mode depends on the one adopted on
wireless network that the USB adapter is connected to.
Open system: In this mode, wireless stations directly associate with the access
point without any authentication (null authentication). You can decide whether to
employ WEP data encryption.
Shared key: In this mode, wireless stations communicate with the Access Point
using the identical WEP key settings for authentication and data encryption. It
always combines with WEP data encryption.
Ø Change/Apply: Click “ Change ” will enable you to configure the parameters in the
“ General Connection Setting ” field. Meanwhile, it will turn into “ Apply ” for you to
confirm the modified settings.
u Encryption Setting: You can enable/disable WEP and WPA encryption within the
wireless network. Please refer to the Section 3.3 for detailed descriptions.
u Profile:
Ø Profile Name: You can save the network settings as a profile file by assigning it a
name.
Ø Load: Load the settings from the specified profile file in the “ Profile name ” list. The
new settings will take effect immediately.
Ø Save Current: Enter a profile name and click this to write the current settings to a
profile file in the “ Profile name ” list.
Ø Delete: Delete the profile you have selected.
u Other:
Ø Advanced Setting: Click this for more advanced setting. Please refer to the
Section 3.4 for detailed descriptions.
Ø Information: To view the basic information of WL-U356. Please refer to the Section
3.5 for detailed descriptions.
3.3 WEP and WPA Encryption
3.31 WEP Setting
WEP is both a data encryption method and an authentication mechanism, which ensures
authenticated user access and secures data transfer on the wireless network. To implement WEP,
the Authentication type and the WEP key format, length and ID must be identical on the AP and
client side. WL-U356 supports 64/128/256-bit Hex/ASCII WEP encryption.