4 - Configuring the SAGEM F@st™ 1500 ADSL router

4.2.3WEP

To make your wireless network safe, you should turn on the security function.

Parameter

Description

 

 

WEP module function

Select Disable or Enable key to use or not WEP module function.

 

Remark: It is advised to select the Enable key.

 

 

WEP Mode

Select 64 bit or 128 bit key to use for encryption.

 

 

Key Entry Method

Select Hex or ASCII key to use a Key Entry Method (Hexadecimal or

 

ASCII).

To validate the WEP security protection, you should to set the same parameters for the SAGEM F@st™ 1500 ADSL Router and all your wireless clients.

You may automatically generate encryption keys or manually enter the keys. To generate the key automatically with passphrase, check the Passphrase box, enter a string of characters. Select the default key from the drop down menu. Click “Next ”.

The passphrase can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. To manually configure the encryption key, enter five hexadecimal pairs of digits for each 64-bit key, or enter 13 pairs for the single 128-bit key (A hexadecimal digit is a number or letter in the range 0-9 or A-F.). Note that WEP protects data transmitted between wireless nodes, but does not protect any transmissions over your wired network or over the Internet.

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