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Encryption: Wireless network communications can be intercepted easily. To prevent unauthorized access
to the network you may activate WEP encryption. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is an encryption method
specified by the IEEE 802.11g standard to make any intercepted communications extremely difficult to
interpret by unauthorized parties. The default setting for this option is Enable. Enable WEP encryption also
for the Access Point.
EncryptKey: WEP encryption uses an encryption key. In this field enter your encryption key to fit the value
inserted in the Access Point configuration. We also suggest to change the encryption key periodically
to avoid intrusions in the wireless network by unauthorized users. The value inserted in the EncryptKey
field must respect the 128-bit hexadecimal format (HEX 128 bit): each pair of characters you type is
interpreted as an eight-bit value in hexadecimal (base 16) notation. Only the digits 0 through 9 and the
letters A through F (in upper or lower case) are valid. To setup an 128-bit WEP key, input 26 HEX
format. For example, ‘31323334353637383930313233’, which is the same with ASCII input
‘1234567890123’.
WARNING: Vega Wireless Camera WLAN is supplied with an enabled WEP encryption and
a preconfigured encryption key. This factory setting allows to install the camera and
Digicom’s Vega Video image concentrator in a few minutes. In case of use of the Vega
Wireless Camera WLAN with a specific Access Point and in order to change the key you
only need to enter a new value in the EncryptKey field and then click SAVE.
For a greater data security, Digicom has decided not to divulge the default encryption
key value.