Configuration – Cisco WEC600N User Manual
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Chapter 3
Configuration
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Dual-Band Wireless-N ExpressCard
If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go to step 5 now.
4.
If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, the Ad-Hoc Mode Settings 
screen appears.
NOTE:
The Adapter only supports Ad-Hoc Mode
for 2.4 GHz networks: Wireless-B, Wireless-G, 
and Wireless-N (using 2.4 GHz).
Ad-Hoc Mode Settings
Standard Channel
–
Select the correct channel
for your wireless network. If you are unsure about 
which channel to use, keep the default, Auto.
Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the 
previous screen.
If your wireless network does not have wireless security,
5.
select Disabled and then click Next to continue. 
Proceed to step 6.
Wireless Security
If your wireless network has wireless security, select 
the method of security used: WEP, WPA Personal, 
WPA2 Personal, WPA Enterprise, WPA2 Enterprise, or 
RADIUS. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and 
WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA2 stands 
for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA is a stronger security 
method than WEP. WPA2 is a stronger security method 
than WPA. RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication 
Dial-In User Service. Click Next to continue, or click 
Back to return to the previous screen. 
Proceed to the section for your security method.
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.