User's Manual

What is the WEP Encryption key?

The absence of a physical connection between nodes makes the wireless links vulnerable to

information theft. To provide a certain level of security from eavesdroppers and hackers, you can

enable WEP encryption. The following information is needed to determine the WEP encryption

level.

Note: The Shared Key, as well as the key content used by the HA311 Wireless PCI adapter and the

wireless access point or other wireless nodes in the same network, must be the same. You can

enter up to four different keys in the dialog box (see the screen shot below) but only the selected

key is effective.

Note: Twenty-four bits in the encryption key are factory preset and not modifiable. A 64-bit

encryption key can be represented by ten (10) hexadecimal digits. For a 128-bit encryption key,

twenty-six (26) hexadecimal digits need to be provided. For a 152-bit encryption key, thirty-two

(32) hexadecimal digits need to be provided.

Note: Hexadecimal digits are the first ten numbers of the decimal system (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

and 9) and the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F. Your choice of characters is arbitrary. You might use,

for example, a phone number. (Do not use an obvious one, such as your office phone number).

The table below shows you some examples of encryption settings.

Encryption

Key Size

# of

Hexadecimal

Digits

Example of Hexadecimal Key Content

64-bit

(24+40)

10 4C72F08AE1

128-bit

(24+104)

26 4C72F08AE19D57A3FF6B260037

152-bit

(24+128)

32 4C72F08AE19D57A3FF6B26003715D

AC2