Site Survey - Linksys WPC55AG User Manual

Site Survey

The Site Survey screen, shown in Figure 6-5, displays a list of infrastructure and
ad-hoc networks available for connection.
SSID - The SSID of the wireless network.
Signal - The quality of signal strength: Poor, Fair, Good, or Excellent.
Site Information
Network Type - The wireless mode currently in use.
Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set.
WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature.
MAC - The MAC address of the wireless network's access point.
Surveyed at - The time at which the wireless network was scanned.
Refresh - Click the Refresh button to perform a new search for wireless
devices.
Connect - To connect to one of the networks on the list, select the wireless net-
work, and click the Connect button.
Once you are connected, the Security Settings screen will appear, shown in
Figure 6-6. Select the security method your wireless network employs in the
drop-down menu.
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Figure 6-5
If the wireless network
has WEP encryption
enabled for security,
you will see the screen
shown in Figure 6-6. If
the wireless network
has LEAP authentica-
tion enabled for securi-
ty, you will see the
screen shown in Figure
6-7. If the wireless net-
work employs an
Externally Managed
802.1x type of security,
choose this selection.
The Adapter will detect the settings and forward you to the next Profile screen,
shown in Figure 6-9.
WEP
When the WEP settings
screen opens, shown in
Figure 6-7, first select
the level of WEP
encryption you wish to
employ: 64-bit, 128-bit,
or 152-bit.
Next, select the type of
Authentication your
network employs. You
may choose between
Auto, Open System or Shared Key. With the Shared Key setting, all wire-
less devices must have the same WEP keys so that they can authenticate each
other and start transmitting data. With the Open System setting, the Adapter
can join a network without performing a security check. The default setting is
to Auto, which means that the Adapter will automatically detect the network's
settings and transmit data appropriately.
Next, choose a Transmit Key, 1-4. This will be one of the encryption keys in the
four fields, entered manually or generated through the use of a Passphrase.
Figure 6-6
Figure 6-7
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