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deployed on client stations and access points. But the use of WEP encryption provides some
measure of security.
In WEP, you can set the Authentication Type for Open System, Shared Key, or
Open/Shared. Select 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit encryption and enter the WEP key or keys as
appropriate.
Note that, if WEP is enabled, that same WEP key must also be set on each wireless device
that is to become part of the wireless network, and, if "shared key" is accepted, then each
wireless device must also be coded for "shared key".
WPA Encryption
WPA is an interim solution to the frailties of WEP devised by the WiFi Alliance pending
full adoption of the new 802.11i standard. WPA allows you to utilize a pre-shared key or a