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When manually, the encryption key must consist of the letters “A” through “F”
and the numbers “0” through “9” and should be 10 characters in length for 64-
bit encryption, 26 characters in length for 128-bit encryption, or 32 characters
in length for 152-bit encryption.) All points in your wireless network must use
the same WEP key to utilize WEP encryption.
If you wish to have the encryption key generated through a Passphrase, it can
be a maximum of 16 alphanumeric characters. Type this in the Passphrase field
and a key will be automatically generated. This passphrase may not work with
non-Linksys products due to possible incompatibility with other vendors’
passphrase generators.
Click the Next button to continue or Back to chose a different security method.
LEAP Authentication
From the LEAP screen,
shown in Figure 6-8,
complete the User
Name and Password
fields, making sure to
confirm the password
in the Confirm field. If
you do not know this
information, contact
your network adminis-
trator.
Click the Next button to complete the connection or Back to chose a different
security method. Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the
WLAN Monitor.
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The Profiles screen, shown in Figure 6-9, lets you save different configuration
profiles for different network setups. You can also import or export profiles.
The default profile holds the configuration saved when you installed the
Adapter.
Profile Name - The name of the profile.
SSID - The SSID of the wireless network.
Type - This letter signifies the type of network assigned to this profile. The let-
ter A signifies an 802.11a network, B signifies 802.11b, and G signifies
802.11g.
Profile Information
Network Type - The network mode: Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure.
Transfer Rate - The Adapter is set to Auto mode, so it will dynamically shift
to the fastest data transfer rate possible at any given time.
Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set.
WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature.
Connect - To connect to a wireless network using a specific profile, select the
profile’s SSID, and click the Connect button.
Edit - Select the profile’s name, and click the Edit button to change an exist-
ing profile.
New - Click the New button to create a new profile. See the next section,
“Creating a New Profile.”
Figure 6-9
Profiles
Figure 6-8
