3Com 3CRWDR300A-73, User Manual

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Wireless Settings 61
64-bit WEP
WEP is the basic mechanism to transmit your data securely over the
wireless network. Matching encryption keys must be setup on your
Router and wireless client devices to use WEP. Note that 3Com
recommends using WPA/WPA2 to secure your wireless connection.
Figure 46 64-bit WEP Screen
To setup 64-bit WEP:
1 You can enter the 64-bit WEP key manually:
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enter the WEP key as 5 pairs of hex digits (0-9, A-F).
Or you can generate the 64-bit WEP key automatically:
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enter a memorable passphrase in the Passphrase field, and then
click Generate to generate the hex keys from the passphrase.
For 64-bit WEP, you can enter up to four keys, in the fields Key 1 to Key 4 .
The radio button on the left hand side selects the key that is used in
transmitting data.
Note that all four WEP keys on each device in the wireless network must
be identical.
2 Click Apply .