User's Manual

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WEP

To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the

WLAN Utility offers highly secure data encryption, known as WEP, making your data transmission

over air more secure. To activate the WEP Encryption, check the

WEP Enabled

check box. An

Encryption window will then appear. The instructions are as follows:

Pull down the

Encryption (WEP)

menu and select either

64bit

128bit

encryption method.

Specify the encryption keys. There are two methods to set the WEP keys, as described below:

Create Encryption Keys by Using a Passphrase

To create encryption keys by using a passphrase, click the

Create Key with Passphrase

check

box and type a character string in the

Passphrase

field. As you type, the utility uses an algorithm

to generate 4 keys automatically. Select either the

64bit

128bit

encryption first, and type a

string in the

Create Key with Passphrase

field. Select one key from the 4 WEP keys and click

. Then click the

Apply

button on the

Configuration

tab to make the setting take effect.

Create Encryption Keys Using a Passphrase (128bit)