Philips CPWBS154 Network Router User Manual


 
ENGLISH 37
WEP
If you use WEP to protect your wireless network, you need to set the same
parameters for the ADSL Wireless Base Station and all your wireless clients.
Parameter Description
WEP Mode Select 64 bit or 128 bit key to use for encryption.
Key Entry Method Select Hex or ASCII code for encryption key generation.
Key Provisioning Select Static if there is only one fixed key for encryption.
If you want to select Dynamic, you would need to enable 802.1x function first.
Key Provisioning Select Static if there is only one fixed key for encryption.
If you want to select Dynamic, you would need to enable 802.1x function first.
You may automatically generate encryption keys or manually enter the keys.
To generate the key automatically with passphrase, check the Passphrase
box, enter a string of characters. Select the default key from the drop down
menu. Click ‘SAVE SETTINGS’.
Note: The passphrase can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
To manually configure the encryption key, enter five hexadecimal pairs of
digits for each 64-bit key,or enter 13 pairs for the single 128-bit key.
(A hexadecimal digit is a number or letter in the range 0-9 or A-F.)
Note that WEP protects data transmitted between wireless nodes, but does
not protect any transmissions over your wired network or over the
Internet.