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destined for your machine. The adapter stays “awake” only long enough to check for and receive 
waiting communications. 
Fast Power Save mode is like Maximum Power Save mode except that the adapter checks the 
activity level on the network and stays fully “awake” if the activity level is high. When network 
traffic falls below a certain level, the adapter returns to “doze” mode. 
7.2.7   Auth. Mode 
The 
Auth. Mode
 (Authentication Mode) control is the first control in the 
Encryption
 section of 
the profile editor dialog box. It is a drop-down list offering three settings: 
Open Authentication
Shared Authentication
, and 
Auto Switch
The setting of this control is ignored when WEP is disabled. 
A machine must request permission to join a wireless network. On some networks where WEP is 
enabled, a request to join must be WEP-encrypted; on others, it must not. 
In Open Authentication mode, requests to join the network are never WEP-encrypted. In Shared 
Authentication mode, all requests to join must be WEP-encrypted. The default setting, 
Auto 
Switch
, causes the utility to encrypt its first request and then send a non-encrypted request if the 
encrypted request is denied or ignored. 
7.2.8   Passphrase 
A “passphrase” is a string of characters from which the utility will generate a WEP key or keys. 
The 
Passphrase
 control is a text input box for typing a passphrase. This box accepts input only 
when the 
Method
 control (see 
next section
) has been set to 
64 bits
128 bits
, or 
256 bits
 
(selecting one of these three settings is the first step in enabling WEP). 
A passphrase can be any length, and it can contain any characters that you can type on your 
machine, including spaces. 
To use the passphrase method of generating WEP keys, (1) make sure the 
Method
 control is set 
to the right key length, (2) select the 
Passphrase
 control, (3) type in a passphrase, and (4) choose 
the 
Generate
 button. 
The passphrase and the generated key or keys are shown on your screen only in the current 
profile editor session. If you save the profile and later open it for editing, the 
Passphrase
 box 
will be blank and the key input boxes will show only asterisks. 
All wireless networking products made by the manufacturer of your adapter will generate the 
same key or keys from a given passphrase. To use a passphrase-generated key on a product from 
another company, you must write down the generated values and type them in one by one in the 
configuration software for that product. 
7.2.9   Method 
The 
Method
 control is a drop-down list for selecting a WEP setting. Four settings are offered: 
Disable
64 bits
128 bits
, and 
256 bits