User`s guide

Changing the Setup of Your WLAN

Changing the WEP Configuration Settings

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security feature that has two

major functions: confidentiality and authentication. (For more on

authentication, see page 46.)

Your Wireless Router uses the WEP Key to Use (sometimes referred

to as the Default WEP Key) to encrypt data being sent over the radio

waves of your WLAN. The receiving WLAN stations must have

the same WEP Key to be able to decrypt the data.

If you want to enable WEP, all the computers on your WLAN must

have identical WEP settings.

The WEP security is disabled by default; however, Adaptec

recommends that you enable WEP security to protect your

network.

Caution: Unprotected networks are vulnerable to security

breaches by unauthorized users.

You can enable or disable WEP encryption at any time.

Choose one

of the situations listed in the boxes below, then go to the associated

section of this User’s Guide for help changing the WEP

configuration settings.

Enable WEP on

a new WLAN.

Enable WEP on

an existing

WLAN.

Disable WEP.

Adaptec Ultra Wireless

devices only.

Any non-Adaptec

brand wireless devices.

See page 42.

See page 44.