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| Author: | miami [ Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | A lil' computer help? |
Hey, I'm mostly off line while I'm shifting houses ... but ... In the meantime, I have borrowed this Mac laptop occasionally. It is working off a secured wireless network. I have the password for the network, and I see it on my list of available wireless networks on my PC, but I don't know how to tell from this Mac what the settings are (WEP, key manual or auto, etc.), or how/where to find the 'network key' itself. Is the 'network key' one of the numbers on the back of the wireless router, or is it something the network admin selects/assigns? This stuff is one of those things that I do just seldom enough to forget it all before every time ... Any help much appreciated (and it will allow me to be on line a LOT more during the next week) - Either post here, email me at claymail(AT)bellsouth.net, or feel free to call my cell at 305.788.3399, if you might know how to get this accomplished? TIA ... |
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| Author: | stealthtank [ Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A lil' computer help? |
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1126 This should help. Go to system properties\network\Airport\Configure to set up. Then you just need to select the network you want to connect to (don't worry about what type it is) and enter the password (or network key- which is just a hexadecimal password) given by the network administrator or whoever setup the wireless network. If it is not accepting it, try putting a $ in front of the key/password or surrounding the key/password with quotation marks. Quote: "ASCII password- If you were given a password that is plain ASCII text, use the double quotation mark (") before and after the password. These are case-sensitive, and they are at least five characters long for 40-bit encrypted networks or at least 13 characters long for 128-bit encrypted networks. * Example of 40-bit: "pw123" * Example of 128-bit: "password12345" Hexadecimal password- If you were given a password that uses only the hexadecimal range of characters (which are: abcdef0123456789), add a dollar sign ($) before the password. These passwords are at least 10 characters long for 40-bit encrypted networks or at least 26 characters long for 128-bit encrypted networks. Note: In a hexadecimal password, the dollar sign is called the Hex Escape. It notifies the software that the characters that follow it should be treated as a hexadecimal number. Other possible hex escapes are "0x" and "0X" (zero-x, and the "x" may be upper or lower case). Example of 40-bit: $1234abcdef Example of 128-bit: $12345678901234567890abcdef Note: If you are not sure which type your password is, try both of the methods above, or contact the network administrator for information about your password." |
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