LevelOne WCS-2060 - Manual (Page 31)

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WLAN Configuration (WCS-2060 Only)
“SSID” (Service Set Identifier), it is a name that identifies a wireless network. Access Points and
wireless clients attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use
the same SSID. The default setting is default. Note: The maximum length of SSID is 32
single-byte characters and SSID can’t be any of “, <, > and space character.
“Wireless mode” Clicking on the pull-down menu to select from the following options:
▶ “Infrastructure” Make the Network Camera connect to the WLAN via an Access Point. (The
default setting)
▶ “Ad-Hoc” Make the Network Camera connect directly to a host equipped with a wireless
adapter in a peer-to-peer environment.
“Channel” While in infrastructure mode, the channel is selected automatically to match the
channel setting for the selected Access Point. In Ad-Hoc mode, the channel must be manually set
to the same channel for each wireless adapter. The default channel setting depends on the
installed region.
“TX rate”
This field is for selecting the maximum transmission rate on the network. The default
setting is “auto”, that is the Network Camera will try to connect to the other wireless device with
highest transmitting rate.
“Security” Select the data encrypt method
▶ “None” – No data encryption.
▶ “WEP” – allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings.
▶ “WPA-PSK” – Use WPA pre-shared key.
“Auth Mode”
Choosing one of the following modes, (Open is the default setting).
▶ “Open” – communicates the key across the network.
▶ “Shared” – allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings.
“Key length” The administrator can select the key length among 64 or 128 bits. 64bits is the
default setting.
“Key format
” Hexadecimal or ASCII. “HEX” is the default setting.
▶ “HEX” digits consist of the numbers 0~9 and the letters A-F.
▶ “ASCII” is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127 except “, <, > and
space characters that are reserved.
“Network Key ” Entering a key in either hexadecimal or ASCII format. When selecting different
key length, acceptable input length is listed as following:
64 bits key length: 10 Hex digits or 5 characters.
128 bites key length: 26 Hex digits or 13 characters.