Avery Dennison Monarch 9906 MonarchNet2 User Manual
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MonarchNet2 Operating Instructions
128 Bit / 64 Bit
WEP Key
This is the 64 or 128 bit WEP key that must match other Nodes’ encryption
keys in order to communicate: 10 hex characters for 64 bit (40 user-specified
characters), or 26 hex characters for 128 bit (104 user-specified characters).
You must use the same key values for devices to communicate with each
other.
WLAN or Wireless
Local Area Netw ork
A LAN that uses high-frequency radio waves to communicate between nodes,
rather than telephone wires, etc.
WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access)
A network security protocol that uses improved authentication and temporal
keys. It was created to address the weaknesses of WEP encryption.
WPA2
(or IEEE 802.11i)
A network security protocol with stronger encryption than WPA. It was
created to address the weaknesses of WEP encryption.