The Password Tab - Linksys Instant Wireless Series User Manual

• SSID. The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wire-
less network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless
network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric char-
acters, which may be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the
same for all points in your wireless network.
• Channel. Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to corre-
spond with your network settings, between 1 and 11 (in North America).
All points in your wireless network must use the same channel in order
to function correctly.
• WEP. The WEP Encryption method is Disabled by default. To enable
WEP, or make it mandatory, click the WEP Key Setting button.
Clicking the Backup button will store the Access Point's configuration to your
PC's hard drive. You can restore this information by clicking the Restore but-
ton.
Click the Apply button to apply your changes or Cancel to cancel your
changes. If you require online help, click the Help button.
SETTING WEP ENCRYPTION:
Setting WEP Encryption through
the Web-based Browser Utility is
done by clicking the WEP Key
Setting button on the Setup
Screen as shown in Figure 6-2.
A screen will pop up, asking you to confirm the WEP change to mandatory, as
shown in Figure 6-3. Click the OK button to enable WEP Encryption or
Cancel to return to the Setup Screen.
This will open the WEP Key Setting screen, Figure 6-4. From this screen, you
can select the type of WEP encryption to use as well as set the Passphrase for
that encryption.
From the pull-down menu at the top of the screen, select 64-bit, 128-bit, or 256-
bit encryption.
Important: Always remember that each point in your wireless net-
work MUST use the same WEP Encryption method and encryption
key or your wireless network will not function properly.
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Instant Wireless TM Series
Figure 6-3
Wireless Network Access Point
Figure 6-4
The Mode pull-down menu will allow you to set the Passphrase in Hexadecimal
or ASCII characters. Hexadecimal characters on your keyboard are the letters
"A" through "F" and the numbers "0" through "9", while ASCII characters are
any character on your keyboard.
There are two ways to create WEP Encryption keys. The first method is by typ-
ing a Passphrase into that field and clicking the Generate button. This will gen-
erate WEP Encryption keys based upon that passphrase. A second method is to
type the WEP Encryption key in the available fields manually.

The Password Tab

The "Password" tab, shown in Figure 6-7, allows you to change the Access
Point's password and restore factory defaults.
Changing the sign-on password for the Access Point is as easy as typing the
password into the AP Password field. Then, type it again into the second field
to confirm.
To restore the Access Point's factory default settings, click the Yes button
beside Restore Factory Defaults.
Important: Restoring the Access Point's facory defaults will erase
all of your settings (WEP Encryption, Wireless and LAN settings,
etc.), replacing them with the factory defaults. Do not reset the
Access Point if you want to retain these settings
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