•Pull down the Encryption (WEP) menu and select either 64 bit or 128 bit.
•Specify the encryption keys. There are two methods to set the WEP keys, as described below:
To Create Encryption Keys Using a Passphrase:
Follow these steps.
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Click the Create Key with Passphrase check box and type a character string of your choice in the Passphrase field. As you type, the utility uses an algorithm to generate one key (in the case of
Select one key out of the four and click OK. Note: With
Navigate back to the Configuration tab and click the Apply button and then OK to have the setting take effect.
To Create Encryption Keys Manually
If you have selected
1 Click the Create Key with Manual check box.
2 You have a choice of selecting an Alphanumeric or a Hexadecimal scheme.
•Alphanumeric: 5
•Hexadecimal: 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A- F”,
3 Enter your WEP key of choice in the key field, select one key as the active key, and click OK.
4 Navigate back to the Configuration tab and click the Apply button and OK to have the setting take effect.
If you have selected
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