Encryption Upgrade Access Codes; Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me; Windows 2000; Windows Nt 4.0 - 3Com AirConnect User Manual

4 Click on the Advanced button.
5 Select the Encryption tab.
6 Change the current Encryption setting from the default "No encryption" to 40-bit
7 Select Shared Keys.
8 Click OK in the Advanced Properties window to save changes.
9 Click OK to exit the 3Com AirConnect WLAN Easy Setup window.
10 Click OK to exit the Network window.
11 Reboot the system.
Encryption Upgrade
Access Codes
1 Click the Network Neighborhood icon and open the Properties screen.
2 Click the Configuration tab.
3 Select (highlight) the AirConnect PC Card entry.
4 Click the Properties button. The LAN Adapter Setup screen appears.
5 Click the Advanced button. The Advanced Properties screen appears.
6 Click the Encryption tab.
7 Select the 128-bit encryption algorithm.
8 A pop-up screen appears, prompting you to enter an access code.
9 Enter the access code, then click OK.
10 Reboot the system.
1 Click the My Network Places icon.
2 Click the Local Area Connections icon to open the Local Area Connections screen.
3 Click the Configuration tab, and then click the Settings tab.
4 Click the Advanced button.
5 Click the Encryption tab.
6 Select the 128-bit encryption algorithm.
or 128-bit or 40-bit.
If you are upgrading your wireless client from 40-bit encryption to 128-bit
encryption, you must enter an access code to perform the upgrade. Until the
access code is entered, you can only enable or disable 40-bit encryption.
This procedure is not required for U.S. products.

Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me

Windows 2000

The procedure to enter access codes under Windows 2000 is identical to the one
above, except that in step 1, the screen to be opened is the Adapters screen.

Windows NT 4.0

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