Linksys WPC55AG User Manual page 17

6. If you chose Infrastructure mode, proceed to Step 6. Depending upon the
Ad-Hoc mode you chose, one or both Ad-Hoc Mode Setting screens, shown
in Figure 6-17 and 6-18, will appear.
Note: If you chose 5GHz + 2.4GHz in Step 2 for connection to both
802.11a and 54g networks, then go to Step 6. The Adapter will auto-
matically select the best channel for you.
From the drop-down
menu, select the chan-
nel you plan to use for
your network. If you
want the network to
automatically choose a
channel for you, then
select Auto.
The Network Mode set-
ting is available only
for 54g networks. If
you have Wireless-G
(draft 802.11g) and
Wireless-B (802.11b)
devices in your net-
work, then keep the
default Network Mode
setting, Mixed Mode.
If you have only
Wireless-G devices,
select G-Only Mode.
Click the Next button
to continue.
7. The Security Settings screen will appear next, as shown in Figure 6-19.
Select the security method your wireless network employs in the drop-down
menu.
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Figure 6-17
Figure 6-18
If the wireless net-
work has WEP
encryption enabled
for security, you will
see the screen shown
in Figure 6-20. If the
wireless network has
LEAP authentica-
tion enabled for
security, you will see
the screen shown in
Figure 6-21. If the
wireless network
employs an
Externally Managed
802.1x type of security, choose this selection. The Adapter will detect the set-
tings and forward you to the next Profile screen, shown in Figure 6-22.
WEP
When the WEP set-
tings screen opens,
shown in Figure 6-
20, first select the
level of WEP
encryption you wish
to employ: 64-bit,
128-bit, or 152-bit.
Next, select the type
of Authentication
your network
employs. You may
choose between Auto, Open System or Shared Key. With the Shared Key
setting, all wireless devices must have the same WEP keys so that they can
authenticate each other and start transmitting data. With the Open System set-
ting, the Adapter can join a network without performing a security check. The
default setting is to Auto, which means that the Adapter will automatically
detect the network's settings and transmit data appropriately.
Next, choose a Transmit Key, 1-4. This will be one of the encryption keys in
the four fields, entered manually or generated through the use of a Passphrase.
Figure 6-19
Figure 6-20
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