User manual LINKSYS BEFW11S4-AT

[. . . ] Instant WirelessTM Series Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch Use this Guide to install: BEFW11S4-AT User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wireless is a trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. [. . . ] On the hardware side, as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology, it has the inherent security feature of scrambling. On the software side, the WLAN series offers the encryption function (WEP) to enhance security and access control. Users can set it up depending upon their needs. WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 40/64 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802. 11 standard. The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device, such as a network adapter, that allows the network to identify it at the hardware level. For all practical purposes, this number is usually permanent. Unlike IP addresses, which can change every time a computer logs on to the network, the MAC address of a device stays the same, making it a valuable identifier for the network. If your questions are not addressed here, refer to the Linksys website, www. linksys. com. 29 Instant WirelessTM Series Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch The following steps will show you how to utilize WEP encryption 1. From the Web-based Utility's Setup tab, select Mandatory under the WEP section. Press the WEP Key Setting button to set the WEP Encryption type and level. The screen displayed in Figure B-1 may appear, verifying that you are enabling WEP Encryption. Press the OK button to continue. Appendix B: Configuring Wireless Security Note: WEP encryption is an additional data security measure and not essential for router operation. An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption method used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 64bit 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 encryption, they may mean decreased network performance. You may also have heard the term "40-bit" used in conjunction with WEP encryption. This is simply another term for 64-bit WEP encryption. This level of WEP encryption has been called 40-bit because it uses a 40-bit secret key along with a 24-bit Initialization Vector (40 + 24 = 64). Linksys uses the term "64-bit" when referring to this level of encryption. Make sure your wireless network is functioning before attempting to configure WEP encryption. A 128-bit WEP encrypted wireless network will NOT communicate with a 64bit WEP encrypted wireless network. [. . . ] URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - The address that defines the route to a file on the Web or any other Internet facility. URLs are typed into the browser to access Web pages, and URLs are embedded within the pages themselves to provide the hypertext links to other pages. Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch twisted around each other. Each signal on twisted pair requires both wires. Since some telephone sets or desktop locations require multiple connections, twisted pair is sometimes installed in two or more pairs, all within a single cable. [. . . ]