135
Links Bar
WEP - Manual
allows you to enter your own encryption keys manually. This is a difficult
process, but only needs to be done once. Avoid the temptation to enter all the same char-
acters.
Encryption Key Size #1 – #4
: Selects the length of each encryption key. The longer the
key, the stronger the encryption and the more difficult it is to break the encryption.
Encryption Key #1 – #4
: The encryption keys. You enter keys using hexadecimal digits.
For 40/64bit encryption, you need ten digits; 26 digits for 128bit, and 58 digits for 256bit
WEP. Hexadecimal characters are 0 – 9, and a – f.
Examples:
•
40bit: 02468ACE02
•
128bit: 0123456789ABCDEF0123456789
•
256bit:
592CA140F0A238B0C61AE162F592CA140F0A238B0C61AE162F21A09C
Use WEP encryption key (1 – 4) #
: Specifies which key the Gateway will use to encrypt
transmitted traffic. The default is key #1.
Click the click
Sa
ve Chang
es
button.
Any WEP-enabled client must have an identical key of the same length as the Router, in
order to successfully receive and decrypt the traffic. Similarly, the client also has a
‘default’ key that it uses to encrypt its transmissions. In order for the Router to receive the
client’s data, it must likewise have the identical key of the same length.