User's Manual

WEB SERVER

6.7 WEP

The privacy security function can enhance media security by encryption technology. All

clients must set the same encryption key to maintain the tightened communication with

the Broadband Wireless Router (AP) properly. To turn on the privacy function:

Authentication Algorithm: Select Enable WEP as the authentication type.

Select Enable WEP: Open Key

If Open Key is selected as the authentication type, a wireless station can

associate to any wireless network available in the air and receive any

messages that are not encrypted.

Note: Open Key is also referred as Open System in some models.

Disable WEP: Shared Key

With shared key authentication, only those wireless stations that possess the

correct WEP keys can join the wireless network.

WEP Encryption

To enable WEP encryption function, select your encryption length as 64-Bit or 128-Bit.

When entering your WEP keys, notice that your WEP keys must be comprised of

hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F, and a-f) and must contain 10 characters for 64-bit WEP

Keys or 26 characters for 128-bit WEP keys.

Default Tx Key: Select one WEP key from the four keys to encrypt the data you transmit.