Wep Settings; Advanced Settings - Proxim Harmony 802.11b User Manual

WEP Settings

The Harmony 802.11b products support both 40 and 128-bit encryption using the
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm.
You may configure the Harmony 802.11b Access Point to use encryption only during
authentication (the "Authentication" option), during authentication and when sending
data (the "All Traffic" option), or to not use encryption at all (the "Off" option).
In addition, each Access Point can store four 40-bit and four 128-bit Encryption Keys.
All 802.11 Access Points and 802.11b PC Cards within an ESS must have the same
Encryption Level and use the same Encryption Key to communicate.

Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings tab allows you to configure the parameters described below.
Supported Rates
The IEEE 802.11b specification supports four data rates: 11 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps,
and 1 Mbps. As a mobile client travels further and further away from an 802.11b
Access Point, the data rate automatically decreases in order to maintain a usable radio
connection. Therefore, a client that is close to an Access Point may operate a 11 Mbps,
but a client that is far away from the Access Point may operate at 2 Mbps.
By default, the Harmony 802.11b Access Point supports all four data rates. However,
you can prevent the Access Point from using a specified data rate by unchecking the
appropriate box.
For example, if your application requires that the Harmony PC Card maintains an 11
Mbps data rate, you can uncheck the 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, and 1 Mbps options. The
Access Point and PC Card will always attempt to operate at 11 Mbps but this may
greatly reduce the size of the coverage area provided by the Access Point. Once the PC
Card moves outside the range that provides 11 Mbps operation, the PC Card will lose
connectivity with the network.
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