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Glossary
transfer rate
The transfer rate is the speed at which your Wireless device is
sending data. It is expressed in megabits per second (Mbps).
The default transfer rate setting, Auto Rate (or Automatic), allows
your Wireless device to automatically adjust its transfer speed for
optimal performance and the longest operating range. Adaptec
recommends that whenever possible, you maintain the Auto Rate
setting.
However, if your Wireless device's transfer rate changes frequently,
you can set a lower transfer rate to achieve a more stable
connection. The fixed rate speed options are 11Mbps (the highest
rate), 5.5Mbps, 2Mbps, 1 or 2 Mbps, or 1 Mbps.
USB
Stands for Universal Serial Bus. USB is the interface between your
computer and the USB devices you plug into it.
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security feature that provides
confidentiality (by encrypting the data being sent over the radio
waves of your WLAN) and authentication (by using a shared key
between two wireless devices).
WEP key
WEP keys control encryption.
WEP keys can be numeric, alphabetic, or a combination of both.
You can choose between Hexadecimal, which restricts you to
numbers 0–9 and letters A–F, and Alphanumeric, which restricts
you to numbers 0–9 and letters a–z/A–Z.
Alphanumeric WEP keys are case-sensitive.
The number of characters in your key depends on the key length
:
Number of HEX
characters
Number of Alphanumeric
characters
64-bit key 10 5
128-bit key 26 13