User manual LINKSYS WUSB12

[. . . ] Instant WirelessTM Series Wireless Compact USB Adapter Use this guide to install: WUSB12 User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wireless is a trademark of Linksys. Linksys is a registered trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Note: If your PC is running Windows 98SE or Millennium, the Network Setting - Specify IP address screen will not be available. 28 29 Instant WirelessTM Series 8. The Security Setting screen will appear next. Configure the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption settings for your wireless network. Wireless Compact USB Adapter 9. The Confirm New Settings screen will appear next. To save the new settings, click the Yes button. To cancel the settings and return to the Profiles screen, click the No button. To edit the new settings, click the Back button to return to the previous screen. Figure 8-15 Note: The screen you see may vary slightly from the one shown in Figure 8-15. WEP (Disabled/64-bit WEP/128-bit WEP) - If you do not want to use WEP encryption, choose Disabled. To use WEP encryption, select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP from the drop-down menu (recommended). If you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP, you have two choices. Enter the passphrase of your wireless network in the Passphrase field, or enter the WEP key of your wireless network in the Key 1 field. Passphrase - This passphrase must match the passphrase of your wireless network. This is the code used when logging a wireless device onto the wireless network. The passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. Based upon the passphrase created by you, WEP key settings are automatically generated. This passphrase is compatible only with other Linksys wireless products. Key 1 - This WEP key must match the WEP key of your wireless network. If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters in length. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters in length. Valid hexadecimal characters are "0" to "9" and "A" to "F". Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen. The Congratulations screen will appear next. [. . . ] While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data (routing), TCP takes care of keeping track of the individual units of data (called packets) that a message is divided into for efficient delivery over the network. TCP is known as a "connection oriented" protocol due to requiring the receiver of a packet to return an acknowledgment of receipt to the sender of the packet resulting in transmission control. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - The basic communication language or set of protocols for communications over a network (developed specifically for the Internet). TCP/IP defines a suite or group of protocols and not only TCP and IP. 44 45 Instant WirelessTM Series UDP (User Datagram Protocol) - A method (protocol) used along with the IP (Internet Protocol) to send data in the form of message units (datagram) between network devices over a LAN or WAN. [. . . ]