Authentication And Security - Surecom EP-9321-g1 User Manual

EP-9321-g/g1
802.11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter
4.1.1.3 Authentication & Security
Authentication Type: Defines authentication type of the wireless networks. The wireless adapter will need to
be set to the same authentication type to communicate. There are five options to choose as following:
Open System: With this setting any station in the Wireless LAN can associate with an Access Point to
receive and to transmit data. You can choose non-encryption or WEP encryption under Open System setting.
"WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)" is an optional feature of the IEEE 802.11 standard that is used to ensure
the security of your wireless network. There are four groups of WEP key you can set.
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