User manual SMC SMC2635W

[. . . ] EZ Connect 2. 4GHz 11 Mbps Wireless Cardbus Adapter User Guide The easy way to make all your network connections 38 Tesla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 February 2004 Revision number: E022004 R01. F1. 0 Copyright Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. [. . . ] WEP security protects your wireless LAN against eavesdropping and unauthorized access by intruders. If WEP is in use, all clients on the same network must use the same WEP key settings in order to communicate with each other. 14 THE WIRELESS UTILITY Key Type ­ Select Hex or ASCII. Default Key ­ Choose one Key for encryption. Passphrase ­ Check this box to auto-generate keys for encryption. First, check this box, then enter a string of characters into the space. Encryption keys will be generated automatically. When encryption is set to 128-bit, only Key 1 will be generated. If encryption is set to 64-bit, 4 Keys will be generated. Note that you must use the same Passphrase and Default Key on all the other clients in your network. Note: A passphrase string can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. How to set up WEP To set up the WEP function, take the following steps: 1. Select 128-bit or 64-bit in the Encryption field. To automatically generate keys, check the Passphrase box, and type in a string of characters in this field. In the Default Key field, select one key as the default key that you want to use for encryption. Click Apply changes to allow the settings to take effect. 15 THE WIRELESS UTILITY Or 1. Select 128-bit or 64-bit in the Encryption field. In the Key Type field, select ASCII or Hex. In the Default Key field, select one key as the default key that you want to use for encryption. Manually type in a string of characters in the corresponding Key number field that you selected in step 3. Click Apply changes to allow the settings to take effect. Note: When setting up WEP without using the Passphrase function, if the Key Type is set to Hex, only hexadecimal characters (range: 0~9 and A~F) can be used. When Encryption is set to 64-bit, a maximum of 10 Hex characters can be entered in the Key field. When Encryption is set to 128-bit, a maximum of 26 Hex characters can be used. [. . . ] Check for any hardware problems, such as physical damage to the card's connector. If this also fails, test your computer with another SMC2635W Wireless Cardbus Adapter that is known to operate correctly. Make sure your computer is using the latest BIOS. If there are other network adapters in the computer, they may be causing conflicts. [. . . ]