Advanced configuration – Linksys DUAL-BAND WIRELESS-N WUSB600N User Manual

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Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

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Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Network Adapter

WEP

Make sure the settings you configure match the settings

of your wireless network.

WEP

WEP

Select 64-bit or 128-bit encryption.

Passphrase

Enter the network’s Passphrase, so a WEP

key is automatically generated. It is case-sensitive and

should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters.

This passphrase must match the passphrase of your other

wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys

wireless products only. (If you have any non-Linksys

wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those

products.)

WEP Key

If you do not have the Passphrase, enter the

WEP key of your wireless network. For 64-bit encryption,

enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit

encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid

hexadecimal characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.

Advanced Users

TX Key

The default is 1. If your network’s wireless router

or access point uses transmit key number 2, 3, or 4, select

the appropriate number.

Authentication

The default is Open System. For Open

System authentication, the sender and the recipient do

not share a WEP key for authentication. For Shared Key

authentication, both the sender and the recipient share a

WEP key for authentication.
Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the

previous screen.

WPA Personal

WPA Personal offers two encryption methods, TKIP and

AES, with dynamic encryption keys.

WPA Personal

Encryption

Select TKIP or AES.

Passphrase

Enter the network’s Passphrase (also called a

pre-shared key) of 8-63 characters.
Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the

previous screen.

WPA2 Personal

WPA2 Personal uses the encryption method, AES, with

dynamic encryption keys.

WPA2 Personal

Passphrase

Enter the network’s Passphrase (also called a

pre-shared key) of 8-63 characters.
Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the

previous screen.

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