User Manual Part 3

Wireless Basic
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5 In the Network Authentication field, choose one of these two options for the
authentication method.
 Open. All devices may access the wireless network when WEP Encryption is
disabled. When no authentication is required and if encryption is disabled,
then the data that is passing between the access point and the client is also
not encrypted. When WEP is enabled, the data is encrypted, but the client is
not authenticated.
 WPA/WPA2. See Securing Your Wireless Network with Encryption Keys (on
page
120).
6 In the WEP Encryption field, select Enabled. The Wireless -- Security screen
populates with more fields.
7 In the Encryption Strength field, choose one of the following options:
 64-bit. Secures your network by 64-bit (10 hex) encryption of all traffic using
a static key.
 128-bit. Secures your network by 128-bit (26 hex) encryption of all traffic
using a static key.
Important: These settings must be identical to your wireless client devices.