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WEP Encryption
To make your network more secure, you may choose to use
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). WEP is an encryption
scheme used to protect your wireless data communications.
WEP uses a combination of 64-bit or 128-bit keys to provide
access control to your network and encryption security for
every data transmission. The WNP1000 Wireless AP supports
both 64-bit WEP and 128-bit WEP. To decode a data
transmission, each point in a network must use an identical 64-
bit or 128-bit key. In simple terms, a 128-bit key will give you a
more secure network than a 64-bit key.
Note: Some products refer to 64-bit encryption as 40-bit
encryption. Both are names for the same encryption
technology.
802.11b clients inserted into your laptop or desktop
computer must have the same WEP settings as the AP
in order for them to communicate with each other.
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WEP Key Configuration
WEP keys either can be entered manually, or can be generated
by using a simple-to-type passphrase.
Passphrase Method
When you enter a passphrase, the WNP1000 Wireless AP
generates four WEP keys for you. You can generate those
same WEP keys on any wireless client whose configuration
utility supports passphrases. To setup WEP using a
passphrase, perform the following steps.
1. Select either 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption from the
pull-down menu.
2. Click on Auto (Generated from passphrase).
3. Type a passphrase of up to 31 alphanumeric
characters into the Passphrase field and click
Generate to create the hex key(s).
4. Select the active WEP key set (1, 2, 3, or 4) for 64-bit
encryption. WEP 128-bit encryption creates only one
key. Verify that you are using the same active key for
all clients on your wireless network. (If a client does
not support passphrases, you may manually enter the
desired key on that client.)
5. Click Apply. Remember that changes do not take
effect until after you restart your WNP1000 Wireless
AP by clicking the Reboot button.