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Hex key (128-bit): Enter 26 hexadecimal characters, 0-9, A-F.
With 802.11, a wireless station can be configured with up to four keys (the key index values are 1, 2, 3, and 4).
When an access point or a wireless station transmits an encrypted message that uses a key stored in a specific
key index, the transmitted message indicates the key index that was used to encrypt the message body. The
receiving access point or wireless station can then retrieve the key that is stored at the key index and use it to
decode the encrypted message body.
Personal Security: Configure Profiles for Device to Device (Ad Hoc)
Networks
Set up a Client with Open Authentication and No Data Encryption (None)
In device to device mode, also called ad hoc mode, wireless computers send information directly to other wireless
computers. You can use ad hoc mode to network multiple computers in a home or small office, or to set up a
temporary wireless network for a meeting.
On the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless main window, select one of the following methods to connect to a device to
device network:
● Double-click a ad hoc network in the Wireless Networks list.
● Select a network in the Wireless Networks list. Click Connect. The Intel PROSet/Wireless software
automatically detects the security settings for the wireless adapter.
● Create a device to device (ad hoc) network profile as described below.
NOTE: Device to Device (ad hoc) networks are identified with a notebook image (
) in the
Wireless Networks and Profiles list.
To create a profile for a wireless network connection with no encryption:
1. Click Profiles on the Intel PROSet/Wireless main window.
2. On the Profile page, click Add to open the Create Wireless Profile General Settings.
3. Profile Name: Enter a descriptive profile name.
4. Wireless Network Name (SSID): Enter the network identifier.
5. Operating Mode: Click Device to Device (ad hoc).
6. Click Next.
7. Click Personal Security to open the Security Settings.
8. Data Encryption: The default setting is None, which indicates that there is no security on this wireless
network.
9. Click OK. The profile is added to the Profiles list and connects to the wireless network.
Set up a Client with WEP 64-bit or WEP 128-bit Data Encryption
When WEP data encryption is enabled, a network key or password is used for encryption.
You must enter the key and specify the length (64- or 128-bit) and key index (the location that a specific key is
stored). The more complex the key (mixed letters and numbers), the more secure the key.
To add a network key to a device to device network connection: