Troubleshooting
Problem:
I am having difficulty setting up Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security on an Ativa Wireless Router.
Solution:
1.Log into your Wireless Router.
Open your web browser and type in the IP address of the Wireless Router. (The Router’s default is 192.168.2.1.) Log into your Router by clicking on the “Login” button in the top,
Click the “Wireless” tab on the left of your screen. Select the “Encryption” or “Security” tab to get to the security settings page.
2.Select
3.After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can type in your hex WEP key manually, or you can type in a passphrase in the “Passphrase” field and click “Generate” to create a WEP key from the passphrase. Click “Apply Changes” to finish. You must now set all of your clients to match these settings. A hex (hexadecimal) key is a combination of numbers and letters from
For example:
C3 03 0F AF 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 E4 = 128-bit key
4.Click “Apply Changes” to finish. Encryption in the Wireless Router is now set. Each of your computers on your wireless network will now need to be configured with the same security settings.
WARNING: If you are configuring the Wireless Router from a computer with a wireless client, you will need to ensure that security is turned
on for this wireless client. If this is not done, you will lose your wireless connection.
Note to Mac users: Original Apple AirPort products support
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