11Mbps Wireless LAN Card User's Manual
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Encryption
Encryption technology is used to enhance wireless media security. Your encryption settings
must match the those used by the Access Points or wireless stations (Ad-hoc mode) in your
network, or your computer will be unable to communicate with others of your network.
If you are not to use encryption, got to
Encryption
tab and select
Disabled
from the
Encryption
drop-down menu. To enable encryption, do the following:
1. Select
the
Encryption
tab from the
Wireless LAN Cards Monitor Utility
.
2. Select your encryption type from
64 Bit
or
128 Bit
.
3. For flexibility, you can enter the WEP keys in either
HEX
or
ASCII
format. Enable the
preferred format and then enter the key values in the
Key #1-4
fields.
If using HEX format, the utility converts two entered characters into its corresponding
ASCII code and vice versa. Note that when using
HEX
format, only digits 0-9 and letters
A-F are allowed. Valid key length for each encryption type is as below:
HEX Format
ASCII Format
64 Bit
10 hexadecimal digits
5 ASCII characters
128 Bit
26 hexadecimal digits
13 ASCII characters
Note that the four keys, including the one selected as
WEB Key to use
, are used to
decrypt the data you receive.
