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NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511T User Manual

Network Connections and Wireless Security 19

vv1.1, April 2006

• Print the form on the next page and fill it out. If you are uncomfortable writing out secure

information, put a “hint” to yourself instead of the actual information. Put the form someplace

where it will be very easy for you to remember, or save two copies and put them in different

places.

• Save the information in a document on your computer. Later you can search for words such as

SSID to locate the information.

Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Security Settings

Print this form, fill in the configuration parameters and put it in a safe place for possible future

reference. For an existing wireless network, the person who set up the network will have this

information.

• Network Name (SSID): The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless local

area network. Any

(First available network) is the default WN511T wireless network name

(SSID). You may customize it using up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Write your customized

wireless network name (SSID) on the line below.

Wireless network name (SSID): ______________________________

• If WEP Authentication is Used.

– WEP Encryption key size. Identify one: 64-bit or 128-bit. The encryption key size must

the wireless network settings.

– Data Encryption (WEP) Keys. There are two methods for creating WEP data encryption

keys. Whichever method you use, record the key values in the spaces below.

• Passphrase method. ______________________________

These characters are case

sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable characters and click the Generate Keys

button. Not all wireless devices support the passphrase method.

• Manual method. These values are not case sensitive. For 64-bit WEP, enter 10 hex

digits (any combination of 0-9 or a-f). For 128-bit WEP, enter 26 hex digits.

Key 1: _____________________________

Key 2: _____________________________

Key 3: _____________________________

Key 4: _____________________________

Note: The SSID in the wireless access point is the SSID you configure in the wireless

notebook adapter. For the access point and wireless nodes to communicate with each

other, all must be configured with the same SSID.

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