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2. Select the name of desired access point or computer-to-computer network to
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3. Enter Profile Name and click Next.
4. In the Search Security Settings window, the wireless network security search
5. Enter the network authentication, data encryption (WEP), encryp-
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6. The Done window appears, click OK.
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In Available Networks, click on Refresh.
connect from the searched available networks list, and click Configure.
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If your desired network does not appear, click Refresh.
An access point is represented by the (
network is represented by the (
access point or a computer-to-computer network with configured security settings.
message will appear. Click Next.
tion level, key index, and wireless security password configured for
the target access point or computer-to-computer network in the Security Settings
window, and click Next.
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The network authentication, data encryption (WEP), key index, and password of a
access point are configured in the access point management program. For infor-
mation on the security information, check the security settings of the access point
or ask your wireless network administrator.
To connect to an existing computer-to-computer (Ad Hoc) network, enter the
password configured when creating the computer-to-computer network for the first
time. You do not need to enter network authentication or key index.
Security Settings
Network authentication : The network authentication option includes
Open System and Shared Key. When you select Open System, no authentica-
tion is applied (however, encryption is supported). When you select Shared
Key, a WEP key is used for authentication. The default setting is Open System
Data encryption (WEP) : The IEEE 802.11 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
standard defines two levels of encryption, a 64-bit key (this is sometimes
represented by 40bits) and a 128-bit key.
Key index : Select the current encryption key index used by the access point
out of 1 to 4.
To use encryption key : Click Use pass phrase to activate, and enter 5
(for 64-bit) or 13 (for 128-bit) alphanumeric characters (represented by 0-9,
a-z, or A-Z).
When a wireless connection to an access point is established, connection icon
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