The Encryption Tab - Belkin F5D6050 User Manual

Displays the mode that the access point is operating in: Infrastructure
or AD-Hoc.
TIP: Double-clicking on the BSSID of an access point will make the
Adapter
join that particular network. To check the area for more access points,
click "Re-Scan".
USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR
UTILITY
17

The Encryption Tab

The "Encryption" tab is used to set up the wireless encryption settings.
There are two ways to set up the encryption settings of your Adapter:
"Create
with Passphrase" or "Manual Entry". Select "64-bit" from the drop-down
menu.
You will notice when using 64-bit encryption that there are four keys
labeled
"Key 1" through "Key 4". Only one key can be used at a time. For ease
of use,
the software can generate keys using a passphrase that you enter. This
passphrase can be easily distributed to other wireless-equipped
computer users
in your network. For instance, creating a key using the passphrase
"Passphrase"
generates four keys in 64-bit encryption mode and one key in 128-bit
encryption
mode. In this scenario, a user of a laptop needs only to enter the
passphrase
and the key number into the computer's wireless management software
to be
able to communicate while using encryption. All computers on the
network must
use the same encryption rate, passphrase, and key. The passphrase
can be
changed as often as desired.
USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR
UTILITY