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Chapter 11: Additional Information
E. Security
E1: What is WEP?
WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security service, used to
prevent the unauthorized access to your wireless network.
E2: How many WEP security service modes does my Wireless LAN
support?
WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy that is the security service
for the Wireless Network. There are three WEP security service modes
available for “IEEE 802.11b WLAN Adapter” formed Wireless Net-
work. The first is “Disable” which will disable the WEP security ser-
vice; the second is “64bit” which will support 5 bytes Hexadecimal
value WEP security service; the third is “128bit” which will support 13
bytes Hexadecimal value WEP security service.
E3: How do I set the WEP security service?
Please click Start?Settings?System?Wireless LAN Utility?Advanced
to view Advanced page where you can set the WEP security service.
Please choose the proper WEP Key Mode, WEP KeyID and WEP Key
value for the Wireless Network.
The WEP Mode, WEP KeyID and WEP Key value must be exactly
the same as your Wireless Network’s to enable the connection.
Example of setting the WEP:
You can choose
1. WEP Mode “64bit”, KeyID “1” and Key “1234567890”, or
2. WEP Mode “128bit”, KeyID “1” and Key
“12345678901234567890123456”, or
3. WEP Mode “Disable” for connection
F. Performance
F1: Will IEEE802.11b WLAN Adapter work in the environment where
Bluetooth network is employed?
Yes, IEEE802.11b WLAN Adapter can coexist with Bluetooth environ-
ment.
F2: How far is the working range of IEEE802.11b WLAN Adapter?
It depends on the data transmission rate and the condition of the envi-
ronments. The higher the data rate, the smaller the range it could cover.
At 11 Mbps, the adapter can go up to 300 meter in an outdoor environ-
ment; however, in an indoor environment, it can only go up to 100 meter.
Because of the ceilings, higher RF interference, interior walls and re-
flected signals, indoor range is usually shorter than outdoor range.