User`s guide

Changing the Setup of Your WLAN

Enabling WEP Encryption—Existing WLAN or New WLAN with

Non-Adaptec Brand Wireless Devices

If you are enabling WEP encryption on an existing WLAN,

Adaptec suggests adjusting the WEP encryption settings on your

Wireless Router first and on your wireless network stations second.

To enable WEP encryption:

1 Open the Utility and log in. (See page 22.)

2 Click Wireless (802.11) under Basic Setup on the menu list.

3 Click the Security tab.

4 Select WEP Enabled.

5 In the WEP Key Length drop-down box, select 64 bit key or 128

bit key. (128-bit encryption is stronger than 64-bit, but 64-bit

encryption has less impact on transmission speed.)

WEP keys can be numeric, alphabetic, or a combination of both.

You can choose between Hexadecimal (Hex), which restricts

you to numbers 0–9 and letters A–F, and Alphanumeric (ASCII),

which restricts you to numbers 0–9 and letters a–z/A–Z.

6 Select Hex Key or ASCII Key.

Because you are adding your Wireless Router to an existing

WLAN or because you are using non-Adaptec brand wireless

devices on your WLAN, Adaptec recommends that you create

the WEP Keys manually.