Figure 4-12: Ad-Hoc Mode Settings; Figure 4-13: Wireless Security - Wep - Linksys WPC300N-RM - Refurb Wireless N Notebook Adp User Manual

Wireless-N Notebook Adapter
4. If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go to Step 5 now. If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, the Ad-Hoc Mode Settings
screen will appear.
Network Mode - Select the Network Mode in which your wireless network will operate. In Mixed mode,
Wireless-N, Wireless-B and Wireless-G devices can operate on the same network. In Wireless-G Only mode,
no Wireless-B devices can operate in the network.
Standard Channel - Select the correct channel for your wireless network. The channel you choose should
match the channel set on the other devices in your wireless network. If you are unsure about which channel
to use, keep the default setting Auto.
Click the Next button to continue. Click the Back button to change any settings.
5. If your wireless network doesn't have wireless security, select Disabled and then click the Next button to
continue. Proceed to Step 6.
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 the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
Proceed to the appropriate section for your security method: WEP, WPA Personal, WPA2 Personal, WPA
Enterprise, WPA2 Enterprise, or RADIUS.
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 case-
sensitive 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 non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those products.)
Chapter 4: Setting up and Connecting the Wireless-N Notebook Adapter
Setting up the Adapter

Figure 4-12: Ad-Hoc Mode Settings

Figure 4-13: Wireless Security - WEP

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