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Use this dialog box for configuring all the different types of client security described
in the following sections. Make sure that the Wireless Network Properties dialog box
you are working in pertains to the Network Name (SSID) for the network you want
to reach on the wireless client you are configuring.
Configuring a client to access an unsecure network (plain text mode)
If the access point or wireless network to which you want to connect is configured as “Plain
Text” security mode (no security), you need to configure the client accordingly. A client
using no security to connect is configured with Network Authentication “Open” to that
network and Data Encryption “Disabled” as described below.
If you do have security configured on a client for properties of an unsecure network, the
security settings actually can prevent successful access to the network because of the
mismatch between client and access point security configurations.
To configure the client to not use any security, open the client Network Properties dialog
box and configure the following settings.
Association Tab Network Authentication Open
Data Encryption Disabled
Set Network Authentication to “Open”
Set Data Encryption to “Disabled”