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Network Name - Displays the network SSID. The network SSID is a string use to identify a wireless LAN. Assign different SSIDs to segment the wireless LAN and increase network security. Set the SSID to a null string to allow your station to connect to any available access point. Null string may not be used in Ad Hoc mode. Channel. In Infrastructure mode, WiFi-b™ automatically tunes in to the access point channel. In Ad Hoc mode, select a channel that is allowed for use in your country/region. See the Appendix for channel information. Data Rate. Select Fully Auto to allow WiFi-b to adjust to the most suitable connection. You may also fix data transfer rates to 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps. PS Mode. This field allows control of the WiFi-b™ card power saving features. The CAM (Constantly Awake mode) is recommended for systems running on AC power. Other options include MAX_PSP (Maximum Power Savings) and Fast_PSP (Fast power-saving mode) Others. Click the WEP or Advanced link to open the Encryption or Advanced property tab sheet. Config - EncryptionTab Wireless data transmissions between your WiFi-b™ and the AP are secured using the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption. Check the Data encryption (WEP enabled) option to assign the WEP keys. Check the Network Authentication (Shared Mode) option if you wish to use a network key to authenticate a preferred wireless network. Unchecking this option allows the network to operate on an Open System mode. Key Format allows you to set a hexadecimal digit or ASCII character WEP key. Key Length allows you to choose a 64-bit or a 128-bit WEP key. A 64-bit encryption contains 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. A 128-bit encryption contains 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters. 64-bit and 40-bit WEP keys use the same encryption method and can interoperate on wireless networks. This lower level of WEP encryption uses a 40-bit (10 hexadecimal digits assigned by the user) secret key and a 24-bit Initialization Vector assign by the WiFi-b™. 104-bit and 128-bit WEP keys use the same encryption method. All wireless clients in a network must have identical WEP keys to communicate with each other or with an access point. 4-6 ASUS WiFi-b™ Card

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ASUS WiFi-b
™
Card
Config - EncryptionTab
Wireless data transmissions between
your WiFi-b
™
and the AP are secured
using the Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP) encryption. Check the
Data
encryption (WEP enabled)
option to
assign the WEP keys.
Check the
Network Authentication
(Shared Mode)
option if you wish to use
a network key to authenticate a preferred
wireless network. Unchecking this option
allows the network to operate on an
Open System mode.
Key Format
allows you to set a hexadecimal digit or ASCII character WEP key.
Key Length
allows you to choose a 64-bit or a 128-bit WEP key. A 64-bit
encryption contains 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. A 128-bit
encryption contains 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters.
64-bit and 40-bit WEP keys use the same encryption method and can interoperate
on wireless networks. This lower level of WEP encryption uses a 40-bit (10
hexadecimal digits assigned by the user) secret key and a 24-bit Initialization Vector
assign by the WiFi-b
™
. 104-bit and 128-bit WEP keys use the same encryption
method.
Network Name -
Displays the network SSID. The network SSID is a string use to
identify a wireless LAN. Assign different SSIDs to segment the wireless LAN and
increase network security. Set the SSID to a null string to allow your station to
connect to any available access point. Null string may not be used in Ad Hoc
mode.
Channel
. In Infrastructure
mode, WiFi-b
™
automatically tunes in to the access
point channel. In Ad Hoc mode, select a channel that is allowed for use in your
country/region. See the Appendix for channel information.
Data Rate.
Select
Fully Auto
to allow WiFi-b to adjust to the most suitable
connection. You may also fix data transfer rates to 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps.
PS Mode
. This field allows control of the WiFi-b
™
card power saving features. The
CAM (Constantly Awake mode)
is recommended for systems running on AC
power. Other options include MAX_PSP (Maximum Power Savings) and Fast_PSP
(Fast power-saving mode)
Others
. Click the
WEP
or
Advanced
link to open the Encryption or Advanced
property tab sheet.
All wireless clients in a network must have identical WEP keys to communicate with
each other or with an access point.