Sharp Actius PC-MC24, Operation Manual

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Changing Security Mode
This section describes how to change the security mode to WEP or WPA-PSK with
TKIP or AES.
When using the user authentication security technology, consult your
network administrator for the mode changes.
WEP
1. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon ( , or ) on the
taskbar.
2. Select View Available Wireless Networks .
3. In the Related Tasks field, click Change the order of preferred networks.
The Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box will appear.
4. In the Preferred networks field, select the network to be given the security
change and then, click Properties .
5. Select Open in the Network Authentication pull-down menu and WEP in the
Data encryption pull-down menu.
6. Clear the box of the The key is provided for me automatically .
7. Type the same network key as the other device to be communicated with in the
Network key and Confirm network key fields.
Available letters and digits are following;
ASCII format
*1
5 or 13 characters
Hexadecimal format
*2
10 or 26 digits
*1
0 to 9, a to z, and A to Z (The uppercase and lowercase letters are
distinguished.)
*2
0 to 9, a to f, and A to F (The uppercase and lowercase letters are
not distinguished.)
8. If necessary, change the key index in the key index fields.