Configuration – Cisco WUSB300N User Manual

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Chapter 3

Configuration

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Wireless-N USB Network Adapter

Wireless Mode

Infrastructure Mode

Use this mode if you want to

connect to a wireless router or access point.

Ad-Hoc Mode

Use this mode if you want to connect to

another wireless device directly without using a wireless

router or access point.

Wireless Network Name

This is the wireless network

name (SSID) that must be used for all the devices in your

wireless network. It is case sensitive and should be a

unique name to help prevent others from entering your

network.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the

previous screen.
If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go to Step 5 now.

4.

If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, the Ad-Hoc Mode Settings

screen appears.

Ad-Hoc Mode Settings

Standard Channel

Select the correct channel for your

wireless network. The channel you choose should match

the channel set on the other devices in your wireless

network. If you are unsure about which channel to use,

keep the default setting Auto.

Click Next to continue. Click the Back button to change

any settings.

If your wireless network doesn’t have wireless security,

5.

select Disabled and then click Next to continue.

Proceed to Step 6.
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 the Next button to continue

or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
Proceed to the section for your security method.

WEP

WEP

WEP

Select 64-Bit or 128-Bit encryption.

Passphrase

Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase

field, 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

The WEP key you enter must match 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”.

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