Adaptec 2012500 User Guide - Page 43

Glossary transfer rate The transfer rate is the speed at which your Wireless device is sending data. It is expressed in megabits per second (Mbps). The default transfer rate setting, Auto Rate (or Automatic), allows your Wireless device to automatically adjust its transfer speed for optimal performance and the longest operating range. Adaptec recommends that whenever possible, you maintain the Auto Rate setting. However, if your Wireless device's transfer rate changes frequently, you can set a lower transfer rate to achieve a more stable connection. The fixed rate speed options are 11Mbps (the highest rate), 5.5Mbps, 2Mbps, 1 or 2 Mbps, or 1 Mbps. USB Stands for Universal Serial Bus. USB is the interface between your computer and the USB devices you plug into it. WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security feature that provides confidentiality (by encrypting the data being sent over the radio waves of your WLAN) and authentication (by using a shared key between two wireless devices). WEP key WEP keys control encryption. WEP keys can be numeric, alphabetic, or a combination of both. You can choose between Hexadecimal, which restricts you to numbers 0-9 and letters A-F, and Alphanumeric, which restricts you to numbers 0-9 and letters a-z/A-Z. Alphanumeric WEP keys are case-sensitive. The number of characters in your key depends on the key length: 64-bit key 128-bit key Number of HEX characters 10 26 Number of Alphanumeric characters 5 13 36