User's Manual

Command Line Interface
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• Note that WEP protects data transmitted between wireless
nodes, but does not protect any transmissions over your
wired network or over the Internet.
Example
Related Commands
key (page 6-82)
key
This command sets the keys used for WEP encryption. Use the
no form to delete a configured key.
Syntax
key <index> <size> <type> <value>
no key index
• index - Key index. (Range: 1-4)
• size - Key size. (Options: 64, 128, or 152 bits)
• type - Input format. (Options: ASCII, HEX)
• value - The key string. For ASCII input, use 5/13
alphanumeric characters for 64/128 bit strings. For HEX
input, use 10/26 hexadecimal digits for 64/128 bit strings.
Default Setting
None
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Wireless)
Command Usage
• To enable Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), use the
authentication command to select the “shared key”
authentication type, use the encryption command to
SMC-AP(if-wireless g)#encryption 128
SMC-AP(if-wireless g)#