User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introducing the 802.11a/g Router
- Installing the 802.11a/g Router
- What’s in the Box?
- A physical look at the back panel
- A physical look at the front panel
- Connecting the Cables
- High Level Configuration Steps Required for the 802.11a/g Router
- Setting up a Windows PC or wireless client as DHCP clients
- Configuring a PC running MS-Windows 95/98/Me:
- Configuring a PC running MS-Windows XP/2000:
- Confirming your PC’s IP Configuration:
- Connecting More Devices Through A Switch/Hub To The 802.11a/g Router
- Basic Configuration of the 802.11a/g Router
- Advanced Settings
- Managing your 802.11a/g Router
- How to View the device Status
- How to View the System Log
- Security Log
- DHCP Client Table
- Wireless Client Table
- Bridge Table
- WAN Status
- LAN Status
- Upgrading Firmware
- How to Save or Restore Configuration Changes
- How to Restore the System Settings to the Factory Defaults
- How to Reboot your 802.11a/g Router
- What if you Forgot the Password?
- Command Line Interface
- Text Configuration
- Specification
WEP
You can use WEP encryption to protect your data when you are transmitting data in the wireless
network. There are 3 types of keys: 64 (WEP64), 128 (WEP128), and 152 (WEP152) bits. You can
configure up to 4 keys using either ASCII or Hexadecimal format.
Key Settings: For WEP64 and WEP128, you can enter a “Passphrase” (a key of up to 32
alphanumerical characters), choose 64-bit, and press the Generate button to generate four WEP64
keys in the entries below, or choose 128-bit, and press the Generate button to generate one WEP128
key in the first entry.
Alternatively, and for WEP152, you can manually configure each of them.
When you manually configure a key, the length for a WEP64 key must be equal to 5, for a WEP128
key it must be equal to 13, and for a WEP152 key it must be equal to 16. Once you enable the WEP
function, please make sure that exactly the same WEP key is configured in both the Wireless Router
and client stations.
You can define a key using ASCII or hex characters. A WEP128 ASCII key looks like "An ASCII key!"
(13 characters), while a WEP64 hex key looks like "44-12-24-A8-B2" (5 bytes) and “11-22-33-44-55-
66-77-88-99-00-A3-BB-2C” as WEP128 hex key. Each set of hexadecimal numbers should be
separated by “-“(dash).
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