User's Manual

Using the Configuration Utility (continued)

Shared Keys

For added security on your network, you can use this window to configure

encryption keys. Encryption is optional. If you do use encryption, then all

the computers on the network, and the DWL-5000AP, must use the same

encryption key in order to communicate.

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• From the pull-down Key Length menu, select the Key Length.

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• Enter the Encryption Key. The Encryption Key must be in a

hexadecimal format. For 64-bit encryption, you must type exactly 10

hexadecimal digits in the Encryption key field; for 128-bit encryption,

you must type exactly 26 hexadecimal digits, and for 152-bit

encryption, you must type exactly 32 hexadecimal digits.

Note: Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F.

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• Click Update