User's Manual

Using the Setup Wizard
Configuring Wireless Connection
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WEP WEP encryption is an older encryption method that is not
considered to be secure and can easily be broken. Choose
this option only if you need to allow access to devices that do
not support WPA or WPA2.
If you choose this option, enter the following information:
• Authentication Type: Choose either Open System or
Shared key. The default is Open System.
• Key Length: Choose either 64 bits or 128 bits. The
default is 64 bits. The larger size keys provide stronger
encryption, which makes the key more difficult to
crack.
• Passphrase: If you want to generate WEP keys by
using a Passphrase, enter any alphanumeric phrase
(between 4 to 63 characters) and then click Generate
to generate 4 unique WEP keys. Select one key to use
as the key that devices must have to use the wireless
network.
• Key Index: Choose a key index as the default transmit
key. Key indexes 1 through 4 are available.
• Key 1-4: If a WEP Passphrase is not specified, a key
can be entered directly into one of the Key boxes. The
length of the key should be 5 ASCII characters (or 10
hex characters) for 64-bit encryption and 13 ASCII
characters (or 26 hex characters) for 128-bit
encryption.
Security Mode Configuration