When you use your client adapter with the Mac OS operating system, you can protect your data as it is transmitted through your wireless network by encrypting it through the use of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption keys. With WEP encryption, the transmitting device encrypts each packet with a WEP key, and the receiving device uses that same key to decrypt each packet.
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This chapter provides general information for diagnosing and correcting common problems encountered when installing or operating a Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Adapter.
The following topics are covered in this section:
• Accessing the Latest Troubleshooting Tips, page 9-2
• Interpreting the Indicator LEDs, page 9-2
• Problems after Installing the Driver, page 9-3
• Radio Not Found, page 9-3
• Client Adapter Recognition Problems, page 9-3
• Problems Associating to the Access Point, page 9-3
• Problems Authenticating, page 9-4
• Problems Connecting to the Network, page 9-4
• Running the Troubleshooting Tool on Mac OS X, page 9-5
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