Airlink101 AR570W user manual Key Length, Key Format, Default Tx Key, Encryption Key 1~4

3.2.2.1 WEP

Select “WEP” for the “Encryption” mode if you wish to use WEP to encrypt your wireless network.

Parameters	Description
Key Length	You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-
	bit. Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security,
	but the throughput will be lower.
Key Format	You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric
	format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range)
	to be the WEP Key.
Default Tx Key	You can set up to four sets of WEP key, and you can decide
	which key is being used by default here. If you don’t know which
	one you should use, select ‘Key 1’.
Encryption Key 1~4	The WEP key are used to encrypt data transmitted in the
	wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below.
	64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-
	9” range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys.
	128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-
	9” range) or 13-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys.

3.2.2.2 WPA Pre-share Key

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP/AES to

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