HP 6840 HP Deskjet 6800 Printer series - (Windows/Macintosh) Network Guide - Page 62

USB flash drive, WEP key, Wireless Access Point WAP, Wireless Network Key, Wireless profile

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English USB flash drive: A USB flash drive is a portable storage device that plugs into a USB port. USB flash drives are sometimes called "thumbdrives" or "jumpdrives." WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) provides security by encrypting data sent over radio waves from one wireless device to another wireless device. WEP encodes the data sent across the network making the data unintelligible to eavesdroppers. Only devices that share the same WEP settings as the printer will be able to communicate with the printer. WEP depends on encryption keys that are static and provides less security than WPA. WEP key: A WEP key, or encryption key, is a sequence of alphanumeric characters or hexadecimal digits. After creating a WEP key, you must remember it or store it in a secure location. You may not be able to retrieve the WEP key if you lose it. A WEP key is either 64- or 128-bits long. The first 24 bits of the key are provided automatically. When creating the WEP key, the person creating the key provides the remaining bits (40 bits in the case of a 64-bit key, or 104 bits in the case of a 128-bit key). Wireless Access Point (WAP): A Wireless Access Point (WAP) is a device through which devices (for example, computers and printers) on an infrastructure wireless network communicate with one another. A WAP is also called a "base station." Wireless Network Key: On a computer that is running Windows XP service pack 2, you can use a USB flash drive to create a Wireless Network Key. A Wireless Network Key allows you to easily configure wireless devices for a wireless network. For more information, see "Infrastructure network with a Wireless Network Key" on page 10. Wireless profile: A wireless profile is a collection of wireless network settings that applies to a particular wireless network. For example, a wireless LAN card can have one profile for a home network and another profile for an office network. When installing a device on a network, be sure to select the appropriate profile. WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) provides security by encrypting data sent over radio waves from one wireless device to another wireless device and by controlling access to network resources through authentication protocols. Only devices that share the same WPA settings as the printer will be able to communicate with the printer. WPA uses encryption keys that change frequently. WPA provides better security than WEP. 60

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English
USB flash drive
: A USB flash drive is a portable storage device that plugs into a USB
port. USB flash drives are sometimes called “thumbdrives” or “jumpdrives.”
WEP
: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) provides security by encrypting data sent over
radio waves from one wireless device to another wireless device. WEP encodes the
data sent across the network making the data unintelligible to eavesdroppers. Only
devices that share the same WEP settings as the printer will be able to communicate
with the printer. WEP depends on encryption keys that are static and provides less
security than WPA.
WEP key
: A WEP key, or encryption key, is a sequence of alphanumeric characters or
hexadecimal digits. After creating a WEP key, you must remember it or store it in a
secure location. You may not be able to retrieve the WEP key if you lose it. A WEP
key is either 64- or 128-bits long. The first 24 bits of the key are provided
automatically. When creating the WEP key, the person creating the key provides the
remaining bits (40 bits in the case of a 64-bit key, or 104 bits in the case of a 128-bit
key).
Wireless Access Point (WAP)
: A Wireless Access Point (WAP) is a device through which
devices (for example, computers and printers) on an infrastructure wireless network
communicate with one another. A WAP is also called a “base station.”
Wireless Network Key
: On a computer that is running Windows XP service pack 2,
you can use a USB flash drive to create a Wireless Network Key. A Wireless Network
Key allows you to easily configure wireless devices for a wireless network. For more
information, see “Infrastructure network with a Wireless Network Key” on page 10.
Wireless profile
: A wireless profile is a collection of wireless network settings that
applies to a particular wireless network. For example, a wireless LAN card can have
one profile for a home network and another profile for an office network. When
installing a device on a network, be sure to select the appropriate profile.
WPA
: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) provides security by encrypting data sent over
radio waves from one wireless device to another wireless device and by controlling
access to network resources through authentication protocols. Only devices that share
the same WPA settings as the printer will be able to communicate with the printer.
WPA uses encryption keys that change frequently. WPA provides better security than
WEP.