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LEDs on the card
The card has two LEDs indicating the card
status.
“Link”
(green) – indicates a link to another
network device, i.e. that the card is receiv-
ing a signal.
“Tx/Rx”
(yellow) – indicates whether data is
being transferred via the card.
Network security
To secure your network against unauthor-
ised access, you are recommended to acti-
vate the
“WEP”
security protocol. This
feature protects approved wireless network
users against unauthorised access by third
parties. Every computer in the wireless
network is allocated an ID and a corre-
sponding 64- or 128-bit code.
A
64-bit
code must be a 10-character code
consisting of numbers from 0 to 9 and/or
letters from A to F (both upper and lower
case can be used).
Example:
“0123456aef”
.
A
128-bit
code must be a 26-character
code consisting of numbers from 0 to 9
and/or letters from A to F (both upper and
lower case can be used).
Example:
“01234567890123456789abcdef”
.
WEP can be configured in one of two ways:
“Open System”
(factory default) requires
no codes between the wireless devices on
the network.
“Shared Key”
only allows wireless devices
with the same WEP ID and code to commu-
nicate with each other.
Configuring and activating WEP:
1. Double-click on the
“Realtek 802.11b
Wireless Adapter”
icon in the notifica-
tion area at the bottom right corner of
the taskbar.
2. Click the
“Advanced”
button. Click
“Add”
.
3. In the
“Network Name(SSID)”
field,
enter the desired name for this profile.
4. Check the
“Data Encryption(WEP en-
abled)”
checkbox.
5. You can now change the WEP settings.
6. When your changes are complete, click
“OK”
.
7. Click
“EXIT”
to return to the desktop.
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