Uniden PCW300 English Owners Manual - Page 13

Wireless PC Card Security To make your network more secure, you may choose to use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). Your PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter supports both 64-bit WEP and 128-bit WEP. After selecting the Encryption mode (64-bit or 128-bit), you must complete the 4 Encryption Keys. This can be done one of three ways: Automatically by entering a Pass Phrase, manually by entering a Hexadecimal characters or manually by entering Alpha-Numeric characters. Entering a Pass Phrase is the easiest way to enable your 64-bit/128-bit WEP Encryption. A Pass Phrase is similar to a password. Once you enter the Pass Phrase into the Pass Phrase field, the program will automatically convert the Pass Phrase into a hexadecimal format for the 4 Keys. Wireless PC Card You can also choose to manually enter either Hexadecimal numbers or Alpha-Numeric characters, simply by selecting the manual configuration desired (Hexadecimal or Alpha-Numeric) and enter the characters for the for Keys. Hexadecimal characters consist of letters "A" through "F" and numbers "0" through "9". Note: 64-bit WEP encryption consists of 10 hexadecimal characters and 5 alpha characters. 128- bit WEP encryption consists of 26 hexadecimal characters and 13 alpha characters Site Survey The Site Survey screen shows all wireless networks that can be reached by your PCW300 Wireless 802.11b PC Card along with channel and signal strength. Coffee Shop Uniden 23 24