Belkin F9L1109V1 Computer Drive User Manual


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INSTALLING AND SETTING UP THE ADAPTER
ConnectingtoaSecureWi-Fi
®
Network
If you choose to connect to a secure network,
determinethetypeofsecurity(WPA/WPA2orWEP)
andusetheappropriatefieldinthedialogbox.
WirelessEquivalentPrivacy(WEP)is a less secure, but
more widely adopted wireless security protocol. Depending
on the security level (64- or 128-bit), the user will be
askedtoinputa10-or26-characterhexkey.Ahexkey
isacombinationofletters,a–f,andnumbers,0–9.
Wi-FiProtectedAccess
®
(WPA
®
/WPA2
®
) is the new standard
inwirelesssecurity.Insteadofahexkey,WPA/WPA2usesonly
passphrases, which are much easier to remember. The passphrase
is8–63charactersandcanconsistofalphabetlettersandnumbers.
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