User`s guide

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Customizing Metro WLAN or Home WLAN Settings
Customizing WEP Encryption
To configure WLAN-specific WEP encryption settings, follow these steps:
1. Open the Web User interface, and click Wireless under Configuration.
2. When the Configure :: Wireless :: Common workspace appears, click either the Metro WLAN tab.
3. When the workspace appears, open the Encryption Method menu and choose WEP. An additional set of
WEP-specific encryption options appear in this workspace.
Figure 41—Configuring encryption - WEP
4. You can make the following changes:
• Authentication Mode: Your options include:
• Open: No security measure is enforced.
• Shared Key: The selected Default Shared Key is used.
• Auto: Automatically-selected authentication mode.
• Encryption Strength
• 64 bit: Specify the key with 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII printable characters.
• 128 bit: Specify the key with 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII printable characters. The 128-bit
cryptography is stronger privacy protection for your network and is recommended if you use
WEP.
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