Linksys WPC600N User Guide - Page 12

Chapter 3 in your wireless network. If you are unsure about which channel to use, keep the default setting Auto. Click Next to continue. Click the Back button to change any settings. 6. If your wireless network doesn't have wireless security, select Disabled and then click Next to continue. Proceed to Step 7. If your wireless network has wireless security, select the method of security used: WEP, WPA Personal, WPA2 Personal, WPA Enterprise, WPA2 Enterprise, or RADIUS. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA2 stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA is a stronger security method than WEP. WPA2 is a stronger security method than WPA. RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. Click Next to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen. Proceed to the section for your security method. WEP Configuration Advanced Users TX Key The default transmit key number is 1. If your network's access point or wireless router uses transmit key number 2, 3, or 4, select the appropriate number from the TX Key drop-down box. Authentication The default is set to Auto, so it will autodetect for Shared Key or Open System authentication. For Shared Key authentication, both the sender and the recipient share a WEP key for authentication. For Open System authentication, the sender and the recipient do not share a WEP key for authentication. If you are not sure which authentication method to select, keep the default, Auto. Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen. WPA Personal WPA Personal offers two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select TKIP or AES for encryption. Then enter a Pre-shared Key that is 8-63 characters in length. WEP WEP Select 64-bit or 128-bit encryption. Passphrase Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. It is casesensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. This passphrase must match the passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any nonLinksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those products.) WEP Key The WEP key you enter must match the WEP key of your wireless network. For 64-bit encryption, enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are "0" to "9" and "A" to "F". WPA Personal Encryption Select the type of algorithm you want to use, TKIP or AES, from the Encryption drop-down menu. Pre-shared Key Enter a Pre-shared Key of 8-63 characters in the Pre-shared Key field. Click Next to continue or Back to return to the previous screen. Dual Band Wireless-N Notebook Adapter 9