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N150 Wireless Router User Manual
authentication. Anyone can join the network. This setting provides very little practical
wireless security.
Shared Key. With Shared Key authentication, a wireless device must know the WEP key
to join the network. Select the encryption strength (64 or 128 bit data encryption).
Manually enter the key values, or enter a word or group of printable characters in the
Passphrase field. Manually entered keys are not case-sensitive, but passphrase
characters are case-sensitive.
To configure WEP data encryption:
Note: If you use a wireless computer to configure WEP settings, you will
be disconnected when you click Apply. You must then either
configure your wireless adapter to match the wireless router WEP
settings or access the wireless router from a wired computer to
make any further changes. Not all wireless adapter configuration
utilities support passphrase key generation.
1. Select Wireless Settings under Setup in the main menu.
2. In the Security Options section, select WEP. The WEP options display.
Figure 3.
3. Select the authentication type and encryption strength.
4. You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values
must be identical on all computers and access points in your network.
Automatic. In the Passphrase field, enter a word or group of printable characters,
and click Generate. The passphrase is case-sensitive. For example, NETGEAR is
not the same as nETgear. The four key fields are automatically populated with key
values.
Manual. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F). These entries are not
case-sensitive. For example, AA is the same as aa.
Select which of the four keys to activate.