Wireless-B Notebook Adapter
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5. The Security Settings screen, shown in Figure 7-15, will appear. Enable or
disable Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption for your wireless net-
work. If you enable WEP, enter a Passphrase or WEP key. Click the Next
button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
WEP (Disabled/64-bit WEP/128-bit WEP) - If you do not want to use
WEP encryption, choose Disabled. To use WEP encryption (recommended
to increase network security), select 64-bit/10 hex. characters or 128-
bit/26 hex. characters WEP from the drop-down menu, and enter either a
Passphrase or WEP key.
Passphrase - Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a
Passphrase, so that a WEP key is automatically generated. It is case-sensi-
tive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. This
passphrase must match the passphrase of your wireless network and is com-
patible with other Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any non-
Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key(s) manually on those prod-
ucts.)
WEP Key - This WEP key must match the WEP key of your wireless net-
work. If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of
exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryp-
tion, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid
hexadecimal characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.
Key Index - The default transmit key number is 1. If your network’s access
point or wire-
less router
uses transmit
key number
2, 3, or 4,
then select
the appropri-
ate number in
the Key Index
drop-down
box.
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6. The Confirm New
Settings screen
(Figure 7-16) will
appear. To save the
new settings, click
the Ye s button. To
cancel the settings
and return to the
Profiles screen,
click the Exit but-
ton. To edit the new
settings, click the
Back button.
7. The Congratulations screen will appear next. Click Activate new settings
now to implement the new settings immediately and return to the Link
Information screen.
Click Activate new
settings later to
keep the current
settings active, and
return to the
Profiles screen so
that you can edit
your profile or cre-
ate another profile.
You have successfully created a connection profile. Click the X (Close) but-
ton in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.
Figure 7-16
Figure 7-17
Instant Wireless
®
Series
Figure 7-15
