Connection Steps - Draytek Vigor520 User Manual

Before you create a connection profile, you need to know certain information about the wireless
network that the profile is for:
• The SSID, sometimes referred to as the network name or ID, or the domain name or ID.
If you are within range of the network, you can obtain the SSID from the
panel. If it exceeds the width of the
column to the right) to see all of it.
BSSID
Note: On some infrastructure networks where unusually tight security is
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The operating mode of the network. This can be 802.11 ad-hoc, infrastructure, or high-
speed ad-hoc. The
infrastructure mode.
If the mode is ad hoc (either 802.11 or high-speed), you will need to know the
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radio frequency channel the network is operating on. This is displayed in the
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High-speed ad-hoc mode can be used only with wireless devices from the same
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product family as your adapter. The network installer or operator can tell you if
the network is in high-speed ad-hoc mode.
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The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) settings that are used on the network. WEP
increases network security by encrypting transmissions on the basis of a "key" known
only to authorized users. The
disabled; if it is enabled, the network installer or operator can tell you the type and
content of the key.
A key can be 64, 128, or 256 bits long. (A 64-bit key is sometimes called a "40-
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bit" key.) 256-bit keys can be used only with wireless devices from the same
product family as your adapter.
A key may be given to you in the form of a text string, a series of numeric values
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in "hex" (hexadecimal, that is, base 16) notation, or ASCII characters
SSID, network mode (and possibly radio channel), and WEP settings (possibly including key
length and content or generation method) — that is all you need to know to connect to any IEEE
802.11b-compliant wireless network.

6.2.2 Connection Steps

SSID
enforced, SSID broadcasts (also known as "beacons") are disabled. Such
a network will not appear in the
able to connect to it even if you know the SSID.
display will show you if a network is in ad-hoc or
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listing.
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In hex notation, the characters 0 through 9 and A through F are all
considered digits. The letters represent the values we usually write as 10
through 15. (BSSIDs are always shown in hex.) When typing a value into
a hex input box, you must type two hex digits, for example
" 0x4142333132".
ASCII characters are a text string from, for example "AB312".
column, place the pointer on it (or drag the
listing, and you may not be
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panel will show you if WEP is enabled or
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