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Configuration Menu
Channel: Channel 6 is the default channel
. Input a new number if you
want to change the default setting. All devices on the network must be set to
the same channel to communicate on the network.
WEP Encryption:
Select
Enable Encryption
to use
WEP
(
W
ired
E
quivalent
P
rivacy) on the network. All devices on the network, and the Access Point,
must share the same WEP selection – either
Enable
or
Disable
, and they
must share the same WEP key. The WEP key is generated from
ASCII
or
Hexadecimal
entries that are either 64, 128, or 256 bits in length. When
enabling encryption, select the
Key Type
(ASCII or Hexadecimal) and then
input the appropriate digits or letters. You can create up to 4 keys. Select
the key you wish to use.
Transmission Rate:
Select the transmission rate for the network. The
default setting is 1-2-5.5-11-22 (Mbps)
Authentication:
Open System –
communicates the key across the network
Shared Key –
devices must have identical WEP settings to
communicate
Auto –
automatically adjusts to the Authentication mode of the
wireless client
Click
Apply
if you have made any changes or additions.
Hexadecimal
digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F
ASCII
(American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code
for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127