AirLive WN-250USB User Manual

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2. Software Installation

WN-250USB User’s Manual

This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are

not used: When this option is selected, the adapter will operate in Ad Hoc mode

(connecting to another wireless adapter in the WLAN without an access point or

router)

Channel: This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the radio channel

used for the network you’re connecting to.

Network Authentication: This setting needs to be consistent with the wireless

networks the adapter is intended to be connected to. There are seven options:

• Open System means that no authentication is needed within the wireless network.

• Shared Key means that only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP Key

identified) are allowed to connect to each other.

• WPA-PSK is a special mode designed for home and small business users who don’t

have access to network authentication servers. In this mode, also known as

Pre-Shared Key, the user manually enters the password in their access point or router,

as well as in each wireless station in the network. WPA-PSK takes over automatically

from that point, keeping unauthorized users who don’t have the matching password

from joining the network while encrypting the data traveling between authorized

devices.

• WPA2-PSK is also for homes and small businesses. It differs from WPA-PSK in that

it provides data encryption via the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). In contrast,

WPA-PSK uses the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).