Linksys WMP11 User Manual page 19

CONFIGURATION
The Configuration screen allows you to customize the settings for the Wireless
PCI Card and your wireless network. Once these are set, you can save these
configuration settings with the Profile function. Click Create to save your con-
figuration settings and Activate to use these settings. To delete settings you
have saved, use the Remove button.
The Wireless Mode setting determines the architecture of your wireless net-
work. Select Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure Mode depending on your network
type. The Ad-Hoc mode is used for a simple peer-to-peer network and allows
the sharing of local resources only between Wireless PCI Cards without need-
ing a wireless Access Point. The Infrastructure mode allows a wireless net-
work to be integrated into an existed, wired network through an Access Point.
Infrastructure networks permit roaming between Access Points while main-
taining a connection to all network resources.
An acronym for Service Set Identifier, SSID is the unique name shared among
all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the
network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters.
The Transfer Rate field shows the current transfer rate for the Wireless PCI
Card. To optimize
performance and
range, the TX Rate
should be set to
Fully Automatic,
which will automati-
cally adjust the
transfer speed for
best performance
and longest range.
Power Saving Mode,
or PS Mode,
enables or disables
the power saving
features of your
Wireless PCI Card.
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Wireless PCI Card
The Channel setting specifies the channel used in wireless communication and
should be set to the same channel as the other points in the wireless network.
This setting can only be adjusted in Ad-Hoc mode.
ENCRYPTION
The 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys can be generated from a user-defined
passphrase or entered manually.
An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption scheme used
to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 64-
bit or 128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption
security for every data transmission. To decode a data transmission, each point
in a network must use an identical 64-bit or 128-bit key. Higher encryption
levels mean higher levels of security, but, due to the complexity of the encryp-
tion, they may mean decreased network performance.
Encryption (WEP) can be Disabled, or set to 64-bit or 128-bit encryption as
a hexadecimal number for each key that you wish to encrypt. Make sure that
the values entered in these fields for WEP is identical to the encryption keys
used on the other wireless devices on the network.
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