Select your option and the system will take you back to the WLAN Configuration
screen showing you the parameters of the connection newly established, ex. SSID,
Channel and Data Rate.
Channel:
The radio channel used by wireless devices within the network for
communication. This value displays automatically after you use the Site Survey
function.
Data Rate:
The transmit rate. This value displays automatically after you use the Site
Survey function.
Authentication Type:
Select the mode of network authentication and data encryption:
Disable
,
WEP
,
WPAPSK-TKIP
,
WPAPSK-TEIP
,
WPA2PSK-TKIP
or
WPA2PSK-AES
.
Disabled:
No authentication is needed within the wireless network.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy):
A type of data encryption. Type up to four WEP
Keys in HEX or ASCII format. Note that if you use HEX format, only digits 0-9 and
letters A-F, a-f are valid.
WPAPSK-TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol):
An option of WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access) encryption. Type 8-63 characters in the WPA Pre-Shared Key
field for data encryption.
WPAPSK-AES (Advanced Encryption System):
An option of WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access) encryption. Type 8-63 characters in the WPA Pre-Shared Key
field for data encryption.
Note:
Your encryption settings must match those used by the Access Points or wireless
stations (Ad-Hoc mode) with which you want to associate.
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