Figure 4-10: Wep Key Needed For Connection; Figure 4-11: Wpa - Personal Needed For Connection - Linksys WPC54GS User Manual

Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster
2. If your network has the wireless security WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) enabled, this screen will appear.
Select 64-bit or 128-bit.
Then enter a passphrase or WEP key.
Passphrase - Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The
passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. It must match the
passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If
you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those products.)
WEP Key - The WEP key you enter must match the WEP key of your wireless network. For 64-bit encryption,
enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters.
For 152-bit encryption, enter exactly 32 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are "0" to "9"
and "A" to "F".
Then click Connect and proceed to Step 3.
If your network has the wireless security WPA Personal (Wi-Fi Protected Access) enabled, this screen will
appear.
Encryption - Select the type of algorithm you want to use, TKIP or AES, from the Encryption drop-down
menu.
Passphrase - Enter a Passphrase, also called a pre-shared key, of 8-63 characters in the Passphrase field.
The longer and more complex your Passphrase is, the more secure your network will be.
Then click Connect and proceed to Step 3.
Chapter 4: Setting up and Connecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
Setting up the Adapter

Figure 4-10: WEP Key Needed for Connection

Figure 4-11: WPA - Personal Needed for Connection

wep (wired equivalent privacy): a method of encrypting network
data transmitted on a wireless network for greater security.
encryption: encoding data transmitted in a network.
wpa (wi-fi protected access: a wireless security protocol
using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption,
which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.
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