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IEEE 802.11b
This section describes the user tools in the IEEE 802.11b menu under Interface
Settings.
[IEEE 802.11b] is displayed when this machine is installed with the wireless LAN
interface board (optional).
Be sure to make all settings simultaneously.
Default settings are shown in bold type.
❖ Communication Mode
Specifies the communication mode of the wireless LAN.
The default setting is Infrastructure Mode.
❖ SSID Setting
Specifies SSID to distinguish the access point in infrastructure mode or 802.11
adhoc mode.
The characters that can be used are ASCII 0x20-0x7e (32 bytes).
If blank is specified in 802.11b adhoc mode or adhoc mode, “ASSID” appears.
❖ Channel
Specifies a channel when you select 802.11b adhoc mode or adhoc mode.
The default setting is 11.
The following channels are available:
•Metric version: 1-14
• Inch version: 1-11
❖ Security Method
Specifies the encryption of the IEEE 802.11b (wireless LAN).
The default setting is Off.
If set to [WEP], always enter WEP key. If set to [WPA], set encryption method
and authentication method.
You can specify “WPA”, if you set [Communication Mode] to [Infrastructure
Mode].
•WEP
•WEP (Encryption) key
Enter the WEP (Encryption) key. If it is a 64-bit WEP (Encryption) key,
enter 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII code characters. For a 128-bit
WEP (Encryption) key, enter 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII code
characters.
•WPA
• WPA Encryption Method
Select either “TKIP” or “CCMP(AES)”.
• WPA Authent. Method
Select either “WPA-PSK” or “WPA802.1X”. If you have selected “WPA-
PSK”, enter the pre-shared key (PSK) of 8- 63 characters in ASCII code.