Ibss Menu - Philips CPWUA054 User Manual

Wireless USB Adapter 11g
• Enabling Encryption
To enable encryption, click the down arrow at the right of the Encryption field,
select either 64 bit or 128 bit, and click the Apply button. After enabling an
encryption method, you must then specify encryption keys, as described in the
following sections.
Creating Encryption Keys Manually
When you specify either 64-bit or 128-bit encryption, the Configuration Utility
selects Create Keys Manually, and allows you to enter keys as either
alphanumeric or hexadecimal characters. When you click one of these buttons, the
cursor appears in the field for Key 1. For 64-bit encryption, you must type exactly
5 alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters in each of the four key fields; for
128-bit encryption, you must type exactly 13 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal
characters. You then click the Apply button to create your encryption keys. After
you click the Apply button, the Configuration Utility uses asterisks to mask your
keys.
The Use WEP Key field lets you specify which of the four encryption keys you use
to transmit data on your wireless LAN. You can change the default key by clicking
on the down arrow at the right of this field, selecting the number of the key you
want to use, and then clicking the Apply button. As long as the Access Point or
station with which you are communicating has the same key in the same position,
you can use any of the keys as the default.
Creating Encryption Keys Using a Passphrase
To create encryption keys using a Passphrase, click the radio button next to
Create Key with Passphrase and type a character string in the Passphrase field.
As you type, the Configuration Utility displays asterisks to mask your Passphrase
and uses an algorithm to generate four keys used for encryption.
Using a Passphrase to generate the four keys makes it easy to set the same keys
for all members of your wireless LAN.

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