Asus WL-330 - Manual (Page 50)

50 ASUS Pocket Wireless Access Point
3. Configuration
SSID (Service Set Identifier). This field allows you to enter the SSID of the AP
you wish to connect to. Enter “ANY” to connect to any availabe AP.
Operating Mode. This field allows you to select the operating mode for the
Ethernet adapter. In Infrastructure operating mode, the ASUS Pocket Wireless
AP connects to an available AP. In Ad-hoc mode, the ASUS Pocket Wireless
AP connects with other wireless devices in a wireless network. Select Ad-hoc
mode when there is no available AP in your area.
Channel. Select the channel used by the AP (Infrastructure) or the wireless
device (Ad-hoc) to establish connection.
Transmission Rate. This field allows you to adjust the data transmission rate
between the ASUS Pocket Wireless AP and the AP or other wireless device.
Preamble. Allows you to set the preamble mode for a 2.4GHz/11Mb network to
Long, Short, or Auto. The default preamble mode is Long.
Authentication Method. The Authentication Method field allows you to enable
or disable the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption. WEP encryption
secures wireless data transmission between the ASUS Pocket Wireless AP and
other devices in the wireless network.
Encryption. This option allows you to specify a 64-bit or a 128-bit WEP key. A
64-bit encryption contains 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. A 128-
bit encryption contains 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters.
Pass Phrase. Type a combination of up to 64 letters, numbers, or symbols in
the Pass Phrase field. The ASUS Pocket Wireless AP utility uses an algorithm
to generate four WEP keys based on the typed combination.
Default Key. This option allows you to select the default WEP key.
MAC cloning. MAC cloning allows the ASUS Pocket Wireless AP to use the
MAC address of the host computer in communicating with other wireless
devices. MAC cloning supports certain applications and devices such as Xbox
and PlayStation
® game consoles. MAC cloning is enabled by default.