Uniden WNP1000 specifications WEP Encryption, WEP Key Configuration, Passphrase Method

WEP Encryption

To make your network more secure, you may choose to use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 64-bit or 128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption security for every data transmission. The WNP1000 Wireless AP supports both 64-bit WEP and 128-bit WEP. To decode a data transmission, each point in a network must use an identical 64- bit or 128-bit key. In simple terms, a 128-bit key will give you a more secure network than a 64-bit key.

Note: Some products refer to 64-bit encryption as 40-bit encryption. Both are names for the same encryption technology.

802.11b clients inserted into your laptop or desktop computer must have the same WEP settings as the AP in order for them to communicate with each other.

WEP Key Configuration

WEP keys either can be entered manually, or can be generated by using a simple-to-type passphrase.

Passphrase Method

When you enter a passphrase, the WNP1000 Wireless AP generates four WEP keys for you. You can generate those same WEP keys on any wireless client whose configuration

utility supports passphrases. To setup WEP using a passphrase, perform the following steps.

1.Select either 64-bitor 128-bitWEP encryption from the pull-down menu.

2.Click on Auto (Generated from passphrase).

3.Type a passphrase of up to 31 alphanumeric characters into the Passphrase field and click Generate to create the hex key(s).

4.Select the active WEP key set (1, 2, 3, or 4) for 64-bit encryption. WEP 128-bit encryption creates only one key. Verify that you are using the same active key for all clients on your wireless network. (If a client does not support passphrases, you may manually enter the desired key on that client.)

5.Click Apply. Remember that changes do not take effect until after you restart your WNP1000 Wireless AP by clicking the Reboot button.

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