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WEP: The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router allows you to create up to 4 data encryption
keys to secure your data from being eavesdropping by unauthorized wireless user. To
activate and set the WEP keys, do the following:
n From the WEP encryption item, pull down the menu and it will list three options:
Disable – Allows wireless adapters communicate with WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN
Access Routers without any data encryption.
WEP40 – Requires wireless stations to use data encryption when communicating with the
WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router.
n When WEP40 is selected, type five alphanumeric characters in the range of “a-z”, “A-Z”
and “0-9” (e.g. MyKey) in the WEP Key 1 entry field. Alternatively, you may enter 10
digit hexadecimal values in the range of “A-F” and “0-9”, preceded by the characters “0x”
values (e.g. 0x11AA22BB33). You can also enter WEP keys in the Key 2, Key 3 and
Key 4 if you wish. WEP will only use 1 Key. You will have to select one WEP key as
an active key before enabling use of encryption.
NOTE: The WEP key must be set up exactly the same on the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN
Access Routers as they are on the wireless client stations. If you use Key 1 on the
WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router and the value is (e.g. MyCar), the same must
be assigned to Key 1 for all client stations.