TRENDnet TEW-648UB User Manual page 14

Wireless Mode: There are two modes available for selection
● Infrastructure – to establish wireless communication with the LAN and other
wireless clients through the use of Access Points or Wireless Router. This is
most common type of connection.
● Ad‐Hoc – to establish point‐to‐point wireless communication directly with
other wireless client devices.
Authentication: The following options are available: Open System, Shared Key,
WPA‐PSK, WPA2‐PSK, WPA EAP‐TLS, WPA2 EPA‐TLS . Select Open System, Shared
Key for WEP data encryption feature.
Open or Shared Key
Open System and Shared Key require the user to set a WEP key to exchange data
with other wireless clients that have the same WEP key. WEP is considered basic
level of wireless encryption, if you would like higher security connection, WPA2
encryption is recommended.
Default Key: select one of the 4 keys to use.
Network Key: choose the encryption way, either in HEX or ASCII formats,
and enter the password in the blank space.
Key Length: select 64 or 128 bits as the length of the keys
Key Format: HEX or ASCII
Key Length
Type
64-bit
128-bit
Hex
characters 0-9, A-F, a-f
10 characters
26 characters
13
ASCII
alphanumeric format
5 characters
13 characters