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WEP Encryption
When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to
encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can enter
four WEP keys and select one of them as a default key. Then the router can
receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys.
Authentication Type: There are two authentication types: "Open System" and
"Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless stations can
associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption. When you
select "Shared Key", you should also setup a WEP key in the
"Encryption" page. After this has been done, make sure the wireless
clients that you want to connect to the device are also setup with the same
encryption key.
Key Length: You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit.
The larger the key will be the higher level of security is used, but the
throughput will be lower.
Key Type: You may select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or
Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key.