Accton Technology Wireless LAN 802.11b/g Device WN4201B User Manual

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5.3.1 WEP: Setting the Network Key (Network Security)

Securing your Software Access Point enabled network is essential in a wireless network
environment. Security for the Software Access Point is maintained through the following features:

Support for WPA (WPA-Personal Security (Wi-Fi protected access) AES and TKIP)

Support for the WEP (Wired Equivalency Protocol)

Support for MAC address filtering


This section gives instruction on how to correctly set up WEP security on your HP PC. If you are
currently running a WPA enabled device, skip to Section 5.3.2, WPA: Setting the Network Key
(Network Security).

In order to set up your Network Key (WEP security feature) you will need to do the following:

1. Open the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box:

Right click on the Wireless Networks icon in the system tray.

Select View Available Wireless Networks from the Wireless Networks icon menu.

The Wireless Network Connection dialog box appears.

Select Change advanced settings on the left side of the dialog box.

The Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box appears.

Select the Wireless Networks tab as shown in figure 12 below.





















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